Consequences of Sharp Military Assistance Increases for International Conflict and Cooperation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6285385 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald A Sylvan (Department of Political Science Ohio State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 609-636 |
| Publication date | 1976-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002200277602000403 |
| OpenAlex | W1939784810 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 16 |
Effects of sharp increases in military assistance on international conflict and cooperation on the part of recipient nations are investigated. Since traditional bivariate and multivariate statistical techniques are often conceptually inapplicable to this subject matter, a quasi-experimental design is used which relies on autoregressive moving average models and exponential smoothing forecasting mechanisms. Twenty-five annual observations, from 1946 through 1970, of 15 Asian nations serve as the data base. Key findings are: (1) sharp increases in military assistance tend to change decidedly the recipient nation's international conflict and cooperative behavior; (2) in a substantial majority of cases examined, the direction of that behavior change is toward increased conflict and decreased cooperation; and (3) a two-year lag between military assistance and behavior change of recipient nations is statistically supported. The effects of increased capabilities as well as bureaucratic politics, habit, expectation, and prior deals are offered as possible reasons for these results. The findings seem to refute the argument that giving military aid to a nation not involved in a war will help strengthen that nation and thereby avoid future conflict
Argument (complex analysis · Bivariate analysis · Bureaucracy · Development economics · Economics · Military Base · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Statistics · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · International Development and Aid · Law · Mathematics · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 1979 - 2015 (37) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |