Constructing international security [electronic resource] : alliances, deterrence, and moral hazard / Brett V. Benson.

Constructing international security [electronic resource] : alliances, deterrence, and moral hazard / Brett V. Benson.

9781107027244
9781107658196
9781139782920 (electronic book)

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

English

xiii, 207 p. : ill.

JZ5588 .B46 2012

355/.031

"This book explains when and why state leaders form different types of security relationships such as ambiguous alliance agreements. These differences are important because commitments, such as formal military alliances and extended deterrence threats, form the basis of the international security order. Experts have long understood that leaders looking to secure allies face a critical tradeoff between strengthening their prospective ally to deter challenges to it while simultaneously refraining from making the ally too aggressive. The author explains how and when leaders can balance these tensions by building commitments that contain conditions and ambiguity"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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