The politics of military coalitions /
Wolford, Scott,
The politics of military coalitions / Scott Wolford, University of Texas at Austin. - First paperback edition. - xiv, 246 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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--
9781107496705
Combined operations (Military science)--Political aspects.
--Reading book
355.356 / WOL
The politics of military coalitions / Scott Wolford, University of Texas at Austin. - First paperback edition. - xiv, 246 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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--
9781107496705
Combined operations (Military science)--Political aspects.
--Reading book
355.356 / WOL