I NTERVENTION AND N ONINTERVENTION

Doris A. Graber

Analysis of the intervention and nonintervention theories and practices of the United States requires examination of four distinct facets of the issue. They are the theory underlying the use of intervention in international relations, the policy doctrines proclaimed by the United States regarding intervention, the international law regarding the legality of intervention, and the actual practice of intervention adopted by the United States.

See also B LOCKADES ; C OLLECTIVE S ECURITY ; C ONTAINMENT ; C OVERT O PERATIONS ; D OCTRINES ; E CONOMIC P OLICY AND T HEORY ; E MBARGOES AND S ANCTIONS ; H UMAN R IGHTS ; H UMANITARIAN I NTERVENTION AND R ELIEF ; I MPERIALISM ; I NTERNATIONAL L AW ; T HE N ATIONAL I NTEREST ; O IL ; P ROTECTION OF A MERICAN C ITIZENS A BROAD ; R ECOGNITION ; R EVOLUTION ; T HE V IETNAM W AR .