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Commitment Problems in Alliance Formation

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Brett V. Benson *
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Bradley C. Smith
DOI:10.1111/ajps.12693delete
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If military alliances cause significant shifts in the distribution of power, why does anticipation of their formation or expansion provoke hostility from adversaries in some cases and not others? We develop a theory to explain this variation, advancing three arguments about the connection between alliances, commitment problems and war. First, we show that prospective allies can avoid provoking a common enemy by offering concessions to offset losses from an anticipated power shift from an alliance. Second, limits to an alliance's power or implementation speed may make such bargains possible. Allies manipulate these factors to set the terms of cooperation to avoid provoking a shared enemy. Finally, when such bargains are not possible, incentives for preventive war exist but the outbreak of such wars may be avoided. Although preventive war cannot be ruled out altogether, the conditions that make it most attractive also make it unlikely to be carried out.
Keyword:
DETERRENCE
NATO
WAR
UNCERTAINTY
CRISIS
POWER

期刊

American Journal of Political Science 封面图
American Journal of Political Science
IF:
5.6
论文数:
2.7K
被引数:
1.6W

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vanderbilt university
学者数:
5.1W
论文数: 4.1W
被引数: 59
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