The Origins of Alliances

By:

Stephen M Walt

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Hardback

Series:

Cornell Studies in Security Affairs

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How are alliances made? In this book, Stephen M. Walt makes a significant contribution to this topic, surveying theories of the origins of international alliances and identifying the most important causes of security cooperation between states. In addition, he proposes a fundamental change in the present conceptions of alliance systems. Contrary to traditional balance-of-power theories, Walt shows that states form alliances not simply to balance power but in order to balance threats. Walt beg

Author Biography:

Stephen M. Walt is Academic Dean at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, where he holds the Robert and Renee Belfer Professorship in International Affairs. He is the author of several books, including Revolution and War, also from Cornell.

Release date Australia

September 30th, 1987

Author

Stephen M Walt

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Undergraduate

Pages

336

Series

Cornell Studies in Security Affairs

Dimensions

155x235x28

ISBN-13

9780801420542

Product ID

14755421

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