Coalitions of convenience [electronic resource] : United States military interventions after the Cold War / Sarah E. Kreps. Kreps, Sarah E. (Sarah Elizabeth) Intervention (International law) Coalitions. E840 355.033073 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Jan. 12, 2011). In 'Coalitions of Convenience', Sarah E. Kreps shows that even powerful states have incentives to intervene multilaterally. Coalitions and international organization blessing confer legitimacy and provide ways to share what are often costly burdens of war. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199753796.001.0001 eng United States Foreign relations 1989- United States Military policy.