Is Germany an Atlantic free-loader or punching its weight
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19225126 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Benjamin Zyla (0000-0003-4566-6474, International Development Research Centre, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2026-06-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Transatlantic Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1479-4012 • E-ISSN: 1754-1018 |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1057/s42738-026-00173-x |
| OpenAlex | W7164501841 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 52 |
Alliance · Empirical evidence · Empirical research · Perception · Politics · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · International Relations and Foreign Policy
Economics of Alliances
Burden Sharing, Strategy, and the Design of Nato
The Elusive Balance
History and Foreign Policy in France and Germany
Transcending Two Percent
The Logic of Collective Action
The Pure Theory of Public Expenditure
An Economic Theory of Alliances
Why we need to think beyond Nato’s 2 per cent benchmark
Elite Consensus as a Determinant of Alliance Cohesion
Nato Burden Sharing 1999-2010
Free riding in Nato after the Rise of Russia
Reconceptualising burdens – Nato centres of excellence
Who is free-riding in Nato’s peace operations in the 1990s
Targeted killings
Gunboats and butter
(Un)Sustainable Peacebuilding
Nato burden-sharing
State Building, Security and Development
Explaining states’ burden-sharing behaviour within Nato
Germany in the European Union
Nato Burden Sharing in Libya
Eclecticism and the future of the burden-sharing research programme
On the Economic Theory of Alliances
The Continent or the “Grand Large”? Strategic Culture and Operational Burden-Sharing in Nato
Burden-sharing in the Persian Gulf War
Change and continuity in post-unification German foreign policy
The sirens of power and German foreign policy
Why Alliances Entangle But Seldom Entrap States
Complex Socialization
Disaggregated defense spending
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