Stephen M. Walt: The Origins of Alliances

Cover: 9780801494185 | The Origins of Alliances | Stephen M. Walt | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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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.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	1990
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9780801494185
ISBN-10:	0801494184
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Stephen M. Walt
Auflage:	New ed
Hersteller:	Cornell University Press Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Abbildungen:	22 tables.
Maße:	232 x 155 x 19 mm
Von/Mit:	Stephen M. Walt
Erscheinungsdatum:	11.09.1990
Gewicht:	0,524 kg