The Power Distribution between Allies, Alliance Politics and Alliance Duration

[摘要] This dissertation is composed of three independent essays devoted to the study of the duration of militaryalliances. In Chapter 2, I investigate how the power distribution and the geographical distance between alliesinteract and affect alliance duration. I find that geographically remote and unequal alliances are more likely toendure than geographically close and unequal alliances. In Chapter 3, I examine how the economic dependence ofweaker states on their major power allies and their capability change interact and affect alliance duration inasymmetric alliances. I find that alliances with minor powers whose capabilities increase and whose economicdependence is low tend to terminate earlier than those with minor powers whose economic dependence is high. InChapter 4, I undertake a case study of the U.S.-South Korean alliance. I find that the U.S.-Korean militaryalliance is deeply embedded in the socioeconomic structure of Korean society generated by export-led growth andits economic dependence on the U.S, consequently making the U.S.-ROK alliance more resilient.

[发布机构] Rice University

[效力级别] Alliances