The politics of military coalitions / Scott Wolford, University of Texas at Austin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolford, Scott, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Combined operations (Military science)--Political aspects.

Combined operations (Military science).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 246 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Military coalitions are ubiquitous. The United States builds them regularly, yet they are associated with the largest, most destructive, and consequential wars in history. When do states build them, and what partners do they choose? Are coalitions a recipe for war, or can they facilitate peace? Finally, when do coalitions affect the expansion of conflict beyond its original participants? The Politics of Military Coalitions introduces newly collected data designed to answer these very questions, showing that coalitions - expensive to build but attractive from a military standpoint - are very often more (if sometimes less) than the sum of their parts, at times encouraging war while discouraging it at others, at times touching off wider wars while at others keeping their targets isolated. The combination of new data, new formal theories, and new quantitative analysis will be of interest to scholars, students, and policymakers alike.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-316-36581-6

1-316-37181-6

1-316-37581-1

1-316-37781-4

1-316-37881-0

1-316-37681-8

1-316-37481-5

1-316-17915-X