Böcker av Louise B. Russell

Argues that standard recommendations such as annual Pap smears for women and prostate tests for men over forty are in fact simply rules of thumb that ignore the complexities of individual cases and the tradeoffs between escalating costs and early detection.

In the core original study, which draws upon twelve cases - including Somalia, Lebanon, Panama, Grenada, and the Gulf War - Richard Haass suggests political and military guidelines for potential US military interventions ranging from peacekeeping and humanitarian operations to preventive strikes and all-out warfare.