Constructing International Security : Alliances, Deterrence, and Moral Hazard - Brett V. Benson

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Constructing International Security

Alliances, Deterrence, and Moral Hazard

By: Brett V. Benson

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Paperback | 15 October 2012

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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. Such uncertainty transfers risk to the ally, thereby reducing the ally''s motivation to behave too aggressively. The choice of security commitment depends on how well defenders can observe hostilities leading to war and on their evaluations of dispute settlements, their ally''s security and the relative strength of the defender.

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'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 the threatening state? Benson answers these questions by developing and testing a new theory of alliances and probabilistic commitment. Constructing International Security's substantive importance, theoretical rigor, and empirical sophistication make it required reading for all conflict theorists.' Jack S. Levy, Rutgers University
'Moral hazard in military alliances has been neglected by scholars for the most part. Benson's book is the definitive study to date of the problem of moral hazard in alliances. It is a major contribution that should be read by anyone interested in alliances and those more generally engaged with international security.' James Morrow, University of Michigan
'In Constructing International Security, Brett V. Benson summons strong evidence and convincing logic to uncover important relationships between the content of alliance agreements and incentives for war. This research substantially advances our understanding of the effect of moral hazard on alliance behavior and its links to military conflict. Scholars and policy makers alike will find important insights throughout the pages of this book.' Kristopher W. Ramsay, Princeton University

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Non-Fiction Warfare & Defence Military & Defence Strategy Engineering & Technology Other Technologies & Applied Sciences Military Engineering Politics & Government International Relations Diplomacy Comparative Politics History Military History

Understanding the design of security commitments
A typology of third-party commitments
Time consistency and entrapment
Evidence of moral hazard in military alliances
A theory of commitment design
Testing the implications for alliance design
Deterrent commitments in East Asia
Constructing security in today's world
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Constructing International Security

Alliances, Deterrence, and Moral Hazard

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