| Autore |
Leva Andrea
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| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2023]
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (183 pages)
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| Disciplina |
327.116
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| Collana |
Palgrave Studies in International Relations Series
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| Soggetto topico |
Alliances
Unequal treaties
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| ISBN |
3-031-35448-6
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Praise for The Weaker Voice and the Evolution of Asymmetric Alliances -- Contents -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- The Empirical Gap in IR Literature -- The Theoretical Gap in IR Literature -- The Realist View: Threats and Balancing Behavior -- The Institutionalist View: Path-Dependence and Risk Management -- The Book's Main Argument -- The Organization of the Book -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 2 The Weaker Voice and the Evolution of Asymmetric Alliances -- The Basic Theoretical Framework -- Weaker Ally's Threat Perception -- The Alliance's Benefits for the Weaker Ally -- How Threat Perception and Alliance Benefits Affect Choices -- The Role of Autonomy in Asymmetric Alliances -- The Roots of the Problem: Autonomy, Security, and Interallied Control -- Asymmetry and Its Management -- The Weaker Ally's Quest for Autonomy -- The Voice and Exit Alliance Processes -- Research Design and Method -- Research Goal and Types of Cases -- Research Methodology -- Case Selection Criteria and Empirical Cases -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 3 The Anglo-Egyptian Alliance in the Early Cold War: A Case of Alliance Termination -- How to Define the Case: Egyptians' Ambitions After World War II -- The Alliance Variables -- Egypt's High-Threat Perception -- Egypt and the Middle East Balance of Power: Cairo Increasing External Threats -- Egypt's Regime Instability: The Increasing Internal Threats -- The Low Benefits of the Alliance -- Egypt's Voice Attempts and Their Ineffectiveness -- The Anglo-Egyptian Relations from 1945 to 1951 -- The Framework of the Anglo-Egyptian Disputes -- From the Sidqi-Bevin Agreement to the Egyptian Appeal to the Security Council -- The Palestine Conflict -- The Last Round of Negotiations -- The Processes of Alliance Termination -- Britain's Policy of Hard Control -- Egyptians Looking for Alternative Arm Suppliers.
Egyptian Diplomacy: Undermining the British Primacy in the Middle East -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 4 The Anglo-Iraqi Alliance in the Early Cold War: A Case of Alliance Persistence -- How to Define the Case: Iraq's Ambitions at the End of World War II -- The Alliance Variables -- Iraq's High-Threat Perceptions -- External Threats: Iraq and the Middle East's Balance of Power -- Internal Threats: The Regime Instability and the Cold War Nexus -- The Low Benefits of the Alliance -- Iraq's Voice Attempts and Their Effectiveness -- The Anglo-Iraqi Relations from 1945 to 1955 -- The Iraqi-Turkish Agreement and the Conflict in Palestine -- The Abortive Treaty of Portsmouth -- Projects of Regional Defense: 1950-1954 -- The Formation of the Baghdad Pact -- The Processes of Alliance Persistence -- Britain's Policy of Soft Control -- The British Concessions to the Weaker Ally -- Britain or the United States? The Iraqi Preference for London -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 5 New Zealand's Exit from ANZUS in the Mid-1980s: A Case of Alliance Termination -- How to Define the Case: New Zealand's Ambitions Since the 1970s -- The Alliance Variables -- New Zealand's Low-Threat Perception -- The High Benefits of the Alliance -- New Zealand Voice Ineffectiveness -- The US-NZ Relations from the Mid-1970s to the Mid-1980s -- New Zealand's Pursuit of Greater Independence -- The US-NZ Relationships in a Changing South Pacific -- The Nuclear Ships Dispute -- The ANZUS Split -- The Processes of Alliance Termination -- The US Policy of Hard Control -- New Zealand's New Strategic Posture -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 6 The US-Australia Relations in the Mid-1980s: A Case of Alliance Persistence -- How to Define the Case: Australia's Ambitions Since the Mid-1970s -- The Alliance Variables -- Australia's Low-Threat Perception.
The High Benefits of the Alliance -- Australia's Voice Effectiveness -- The US-Australian Relationships from the Mid-1970s to the Mid-1980s -- Rethinking Australia's Place in ANZUS -- The Hawke Government: Between Loyalty and Independence -- The Persistence of the US-Australia Alliance -- The Processes of Alliance Persistence -- The US Policy of Soft Control -- Australia's Self-reliance Within the Alliance -- The Australian Policy of Regional Denuclearization -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 7 The US-Philippines Alliance in the Mid-2010s: A Case of Alliance Persistence -- How to Define the Case: The Philippines' Quest for Autonomy After the Cold War -- The Alliance Variables -- The Philippines' High Threat Perception -- The Low Benefits of the Alliance -- The Philippines' Voice Attempts and Their Effectiveness -- The US-Philippines Relationships in the 2010s -- The Philippines in the US Pivot to Asia -- The Philippines' Geopolitical Shift and the US's Strategic Review -- The US-Philippines Alliance Adjustments -- Toward the Joint Vision for the 21st Century -- The Processes of Alliance Persistence -- The US Policy of Soft Control -- The Philippines' Integration into the US Alliance System -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 8 Conclusions -- The Weaker Voice and the Alliance Adjustments -- The Security-Autonomy Trade-Off Revised -- A Quick Look at the US System of Alliances' Challenges -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Bibliography -- Index.
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