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Determining Military Coalition Participation746 views
Author
Paik, Min-Gyu, Foreign Affairs - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia
Advisors
Sechser, Todd, Department of Politics, University of Virginia
Kropko, Jonathan, Department of Politics, University of Virginia
Abstract
This paper argues that states participate in military coalitions due to depen-dence on a coalition leader. Unlike alliances, military coalitions are immediate and there is no issue with reliability. These characteristics make the analysis of military coalitions distinct. Dependence between states come in several forms that can be broadly categorized into economical dependence and security dependence. A logit analysis using the six cases of the Korean, Vietnam, Gulf, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq wars finds support for the argument that both forms of dependence are positively related with a state’s decision to participate in a military coalition led by the US.
Degree
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords
international relations; alliance; war; dependence; military coalition
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Paik, Min-Gyu. Determining Military Coalition Participation. University of Virginia, Foreign Affairs - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, MA (Master of Arts), 2015-04-27, https://doi.org/10.18130/V3FQ1Z.
