Leva The Weaker Voice and the Evolution of Asymmetric Alliances

1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-35448-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 174 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in International Relations

Military alliances are a constant feature in international politics, and a better understanding of them can directly impact world affairs. This book examines why alliances endure or collapse. As a distinctive feature, it analyses asymmetric alliances focusing on the junior allies’ decision to continue or terminate a military agreement. It deepens our knowledge of alliance cohesion and erosion, investigating the relevance of the weaker side’s preferences and behavior in alliance politics. The author examines the literature on alliance persistence and termination and puts forward a theoretical model that helps interpret historical and contemporary cases in a way that is useful for expert researchers and non-expert readers alike.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Leva, Andrea

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Weaker Voice in Asymmetric Alliances.- Chapter 3: The Anglo-Egyptian Alliance in the Early Cold War: a case of alliance termination.- Chapter 4: The Anglo-Iraqi Alliance in the Early Cold War: a case of alliance persistence.- Chapter 5: New Zealand’s exit from ANZUS in the mid-1980s: a case of alliance termination.- Chapter 6: The U.S.-Australian relation in the mid-1980s: a case of alliance persistence.- Chapter 7: Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Andrea Leva received a Ph.D. from Università degli Studi di Milano Statale, Milan (Italy). He is a Policy Officer of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance, working on European Affairs.