![]() ![]() operational or diplomatic initiatives that the British judged as harmful to their national aims. 4 In response, the UK acted to prevent any U.S. actions that could intentionally or unintentionally escalate or broaden the conflict posed a more imminent threat than communist military operations. ![]() By the end of 1950, however, the UK concluded that U.S. The United States and the UK joined the United Nations (UN) coalition during the summer of 1950 with their interests initially aligned around a common goal: the defense of South Korea from communist aggression. This article argues that military and civilian leaders should recognize the potential for strategic divergences between coalition partners and be ready to manage them it uses as a case study the relationship between the United States and its primary Western coalition partner, the United Kingdom (UK), during the Korean War. 3 This viewpoint suggests that coalition members do not need to prepare for cases where strategic divergences occur or to develop mechanisms to manage a member’s internal dynamics. Coalitions, according to Patricia Weitsman, are “ad hoc multinational undertakings that are forged to undertake a specific mission and dissolve once that mission is complete.” 2 Weitsman claims that coalitions tend to be more cohesive than formal military alliances because of their ad hoc nature, the ability of the coalition leader to tailor membership to suit the mission, and, most relevant to this article, the absence of formal institutions and consultative processes found in formal alliances. political, economic, military, intelligence, and other capabilities.” 1 Since the end of the Cold War, countries have preferred to collaborate through coalitions rather than formal alliances because the latter are more liable to impose political constraints. Its most recent version notes that “allies and partners are a great strength of the United States” that “add directly to U.S. Collaboration with other countries is an integral part of the U.S. ![]() Read her rap blog at and watch cello performances at. A poetry mentee of Raena Shirali through the 2017 Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship Program, Nadia lives in South Korea. Nadia serves as a Poetry Reader for The Ellis Review and COUNTERCLOCK. Her works have been recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and the Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest, and they appear or are forthcoming in DIALOGIST, Souvenir Lit Journal, Blue Marble Review, Red Queen Literary Magazine, and Alexandria Quarterly. NADIA JO is a junior at Deerfield Academy. and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.” What ground will be left to chart my body’s wailing? I imagine my ribs becomingĪnd I imagine wearing my fear like a cape, pulling it so close over my backboneġ Genesis 1:2 – “Now the earth was formless and empty. Until we see another’s mouth empty: bombers spitting above theĪfter the rain, who will be left to gather my limbs? Paranoia threatening to flood over teeth. I walk with a mouth waiting to be drained, The body knows to translate trauma into silhouettes.Īnd people channel a response through their bodies. Which is to say, violence does not end with flesh rupturing The arm is removed from the shoulder socket,Īnd I go on walking with my body drooping to one side.Īfter Hiroshima, people’s shadows were imprinted on the ground. ![]() (1) Here, there are no boundaries: head/fission, The 38th Parallel is a common name for latitude 38°N roughly outlining the border between North and South Korea, chosen by U.S. Creationism by the 38th Parallel Nadia Jo ![]()
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