About the Book: American Interventions and Just Cause: The Rationale behind the
Oregon Trail
Focuses on a perpetual theme in International Relations-the definition and the
legality (or the illegality) of the American interventions in nations from the
US-Spanish war in 1890 until Syria, one of the biggest humanitarian disasters
mankind has ever seen. The work refers to the International law dictum of Just
Cause and Preemption which has become a cornerstone of the strategy for the
advancement of American national interest along with the homeland security
aspect in the US. The book is the first of its kind from an Indian author
premised upon a defence of