The Origins of Alliances / / Stephen M. Walt.
How are alliances made? In this book, Stephen M. Walt makes a significant contribution to this topic, surveying theories of the origins of international alliances and identifying the most important causes of security cooperation between states. In addition, he proposes a fundamental change in the pr...
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Walt, Stephen M., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Origins of Alliances / Stephen M. Walt. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2013] ©2013 1 online resource (336 p.) : 22 tables. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Cornell Studies in Security Affairs Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Exploring Alliance Formation -- 2. Explaining Alliance Formation -- 3. From the Baghdad Pact to the Six Day War -- 4. From the Six Day War to the Camp David Accords -- 5. Balancing and Bandwagoning -- 6. Ideology and Alliance Formation -- 7. The Instruments of Alliance: Aid and Penetration -- 8. Conclusion.: Alliance Formation and the Balance of World Power -- APPENDIX 1: Alliances and Alignments in the Middle East, 1 955 - 1 979 -- APPENDIX 2: The Balance of World Power -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star How are alliances made? In this book, Stephen M. Walt makes a significant contribution to this topic, surveying theories of the origins of international alliances and identifying the most important causes of security cooperation between states. In addition, he proposes a fundamental change in the present conceptions of alliance systems. Contrary to traditional balance-of-power theories, Walt shows that states form alliances not simply to balance power but in order to balance threats.Walt begins by outlining five general hypotheses about the causes of alliances. Drawing upon diplomatic history and a detailed study of alliance formation in the Middle East between 1955 and 1979, he demonstrates that states are more likely to join together against threats than they are to ally themselves with threatening powers. Walt also examines the impact of ideology on alliance preferences and the role of foreign aid and transnational penetration. His analysis show, however, that these motives for alignment are relatively less important. In his conclusion, he examines the implications of "balance of threat" for U.S. foreign policy. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Alliances. International relations. International Studies. Political Science & Political History. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International). bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013 9783110536157 print 9780801420542 https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801469992 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780801469992 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780801469992/original |
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