As in other cases of intervention, the recognition may be armed or unarmed, with an intermediate case, where the recognition may seem unarmed, when in reality it is armed,--as when France simply announced recognition of the independence of the United States and at the same time prepared to maintain it by war.
Sumner explains the complexities of recognition in international relations, particularly regarding military involvement.
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