Editing Peace through strength (section)

{{Short description|Phrase that suggests that military power can help preserve peace}}
{{Conservatism US}}
"'''Peace through strength'''" is a [[phrase]] that suggests that [[military]] [[power (social and political)|power]] can help preserve [[peace]]. It has been used by many leaders from [[Roman Emperor]] [[Hadrian]] in the second century AD to former [[US President]] [[Ronald Reagan]] in the 1980s. The concept has long been associated with [[realpolitik]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GjIrN4WGJUwC&pg=PA325 |page=325 |title=World Politics: The Menu for Choice |author=Bruce Russett |date=2009 |publisher=Cengage Learning |isbn=978-0495410683 |access-date=2016-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103012457/http://books.google.com/books?id=GjIrN4WGJUwC&pg=PA325 |archive-date=2014-01-03 |url-status=live }}</ref> The idea has critics, with [[Andrew Bacevich]] stating, {{" '}}Peace through strength' easily enough becomes 'peace through war.{{' "}}