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Journal Article

The Anticipation of International Crises: Prospects for Theory and Research

Charles A. McClelland
International Studies Quarterly
Vol. 21, No. 1, Special Issue on International Crisis: Progress and Prospects for Applied Forecasting and Management (Mar., 1977), pp. 15-38
Published by: Wiley on behalf of The International Studies Association
DOI: 10.2307/2600146
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2600146
Page Count: 24
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Abstract

The changing definition of international crisis is noted and related to the three major series of crises in the twentieth century. The rapid adaptation and institutionalization of American foreign and defense policy machinery to fit the crisis conditions of the Cold War era are traced in order to indicate the nature of the dislocation that began to occur in a "transition period" after 1964. The need to restructure and reinstitutionalize concepts and practices in the American foreign affairs establishment according to the requirements of the ongoing transformation of the international system is interpreted with special reference to conceptual reorientations toward crisis phenomena. Fresh opportunities to advance crisis studies in both theory and research under a closer cooperative relationship between the academic and policy communities are outlined.