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Constructing International Security: Alliances, Deterrence, and Moral Hazard
Brett V. Benson
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paperback. Constructing International Security identifies effective third-party strategies for balancing deterrence and restraint in security relationships. Num Pages: 216 pages, 14 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 227 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322. Alliances, Deterrence, and Moral Hazard. 216 pages, 14 b/w illus. Constructing International Security identifies effective third-party strategies for balancing deterrence and restraint in security relationships. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JPS; JWK. Dimension: 157 x 227 x 13. Weight: 322.
Constructing International Security helps policy makers and students recognize effective third-party strategies for balancing deterrence and restraint in security relationships. Brett V. Benson shows that there are systematic differences among types of security commitments. Understanding these commitments is key, because commitments, such as formal military alliances and extended deterrence threats, form the basis of international security order. Benson argues that sometimes the optimal commitment conditions military assistance on specific hostile actions the adversary might take. At other times, he finds, it is best to be ambiguous by leaving an ally and adversary uncertain about whether the third party will intervene. ... Read more
Constructing International Security helps policy makers and students recognize effective third-party strategies for balancing deterrence and restraint in security relationships. Brett V. Benson shows that there are systematic differences among types of security commitments. Understanding these commitments is key, because commitments, such as formal military alliances and extended deterrence threats, form the basis of international security order. Benson argues that sometimes the optimal commitment conditions military assistance on specific hostile actions the adversary might take. At other times, he finds, it is best to be ambiguous by leaving an ally and adversary uncertain about whether the third party will intervene. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107658196
SKU
V9781107658196
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About Brett V. Benson
Brett V. Benson is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Asian Studies at Vanderbilt University. His research concentrates on alliances, deterrence, nuclear disarmament and international arms sales. He also studies Chinese politics and East Asia relations. His articles have been published in the Journal of Politics, the Journal of Peace Research, Security Studies and the Journal of East Asian Studies. ... Read more
Reviews for Constructing International Security: Alliances, Deterrence, and Moral Hazard
'In making alliance commitments to friendly but threatened states, how do states balance the need to credibly deter a potential aggressor while at the same time avoiding the moral hazard of encouraging risky behavior by the ally? When will a state opt for an ambiguous alliance commitment, and how does this strategic ambiguity affect the behaviors of the ally and ... Read more