Brett V. Benson

Constructing International Security

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Constructing International Security identifies effective third-party strategies for balancing deterrence and restraint in security relationships.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9781107027244
• ISBN-10: 1107027241
• Artikelnr.: 36266497

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Understanding the design of security commitments
2. A typology of third-party commitments
3. Time consistency and entrapment
4. Evidence of moral hazard in military alliances
5. A theory of commitment design
6. Testing the implications for alliance design
7. Deterrent commitments in East Asia
8. Constructing security in today's world.

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1. Understanding the design of security commitments; 2. A typology of third-party commitments; 3. Time consistency and entrapment; 4. Evidence of moral hazard in military alliances; 5. A theory of commitment design; 6. Testing the implications for alliance design; 7. Deterrent commitments in East Asia; 8. Constructing security in today's world.

Rezensionen

'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