Title

Alliances

Authors

John S. Duffield, Georgia State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2012

Abstract

This chapter explores the concept and theories of alliances, paying particular attention to the question of alliance persistence and disintegration. After discussing what alliances are, the chapter surveys the scholarly literature on why alliances form and fall apart. It then reviews the somewhat puzzling case of NATO, which many observers expected would not long outlive the Cold War. The chapter asks how well existing theories explain NATO’s persistence and concludes with theoretically-informed observations about the alliance’s future prospects.

Comments

Author accepted manuscript version of a chapter published in:

Duffield, John S. “Alliances,” in Paul D. Williams, Security Studies: An Introduction, 2nd ed. (New York: Routledge, 2012).

Recommended Citation

Duffield, John S., "Alliances" (2012). Political Science Faculty Publications. 28.
https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/political_science_facpub/28