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Reputations are supposed to matter. Decision makers consistently refer to reputations for resolve, and international relations theories confirm the value of being able to credibly signal intentions during times of crisis. However, empirical support for the effects of reputation has been lacking....
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Why do countries deploy nuclear weapons abroad? Since 1945, more than twenty states have hosted foreign nuclear weapons on their territory, and five countries continue to do so today. These deployments have important consequences for international security, yet there is little systematic...
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explanation for this tendency of autocratic states to democratize in alliances. They show that the presence of a defense pact with …
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Terrorist organizations do not operate in isolation. Instead, they forge alliances with one another, which generate a … attachment is a core/periphery structure in the broader network of alliances. Moreover, groups with ties to organizations at the … core of the broader universe of relationships reap more rewards than those with large numbers of less meaningful alliances …
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Do military alliances foster aggressive behavior in allies to the point of undermining the security goal of the …
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The consequences of alliance formation for other foreign policies of a state, including defense spending and the initiation of militarized disputes, are examined using a theory of foreign policy that is based on several assumptions. First, states pursue two goods-change (defending those aspects...
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each other, the effects of alliances being institutionalized, and the causal impact of democracy in promoting investment …. This literature is applied to corporate alliances, predicting the probability that announced alliance contracts will be … shareholder democracy and that the latter promotes the institutionalization of corporate alliances. Corporate democracy and …
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peace, civil wars, and alliances. Results show that NPH analysis is a useful method for testing new hypotheses, as well as …
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decrease it with others. It is theorized that the effects of defense pact alliances between sender and third-party states are …
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As Iran continues its apparent pursuit of a nuclear weapons breakout capability and North Korea resists efforts to roll back its proliferation, policy makers in Washington eager to prevent further proliferation in both regions regard security guarantees to allies as crucial tools. But recent...
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