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 BLOCKADES; COLLECTIVE SECURITY; CONTAINMENT; COVERT OPERATIONS; DOCTRINES; ECONOMIC POLICY AND THEORY; EMBARGOES AND SANCTIONS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION AND RELIEF; IMPERIALISM; INTERNATIONAL LAW; THE NATIONAL INTEREST; OIL; PROTECTION OF AMERICAN CITIZENS ABROAD; RECOGNITION; REVOLUTION; THE VIETNAM WAR.