Structure and stability reconsidered
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6060449 |
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| Authors | Ariel Ilan Roth (The Johns Hopkins University, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 567-584 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of International Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0661 • E-ISSN: 1460-3713 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354066110374659 |
| OpenAlex | W2093634362 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
The argument that multipolar international systems are less stable because certain states have an incentive to externalize the costs of defense to other states has been built on interpretations of the behavior of France, Russia, and especially Great Britain between the two World Wars. This article addresses flaws in both the use of the French and Russian cases, but is most tightly focused on the British case, which was the strongest, prima facie, of the three. This article demonstrates how the British scheme for defense against Germany was not a policy of attempted externalization on either the political or military level. Consequently, the long debate over the relationship between systemic structure and systemic stability, which has been heavily influenced by the belief in the existence of an incentive to externalize defense costs under multipolarity, must be re-examined, with new tests run and new conclusions explored
Economics · Externalization · Incentive · Law and economics · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Prima facie · Sociology · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
The sources of military doctrine
Deadly imbalances
Man, the State, and War
European Union Security and Defense Policy
Air power and the origins of deterrence theory before 1939
The Shadow of the Bomber. The Fear of Air Attack and British Politics, 1932–1939
Neorealism and its critics
Deterrence and the European Balance of Power
The Tragedy of Great Power Politics
Theory of international politics
Chain gangs and passed bucks
Domestic Politics and War
The Maginot Line
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
| Highly cited | No |
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