This article contains a critical review of the literature on the economics of military affairs in
Greece and Turkey as of December 1999. In particular, I review (a) arms race models;(b) …

Background The term international institution has been used over the course of the last few
decades to refer to a broad range of phenomena. In the early postwar years, these words …

The puzzle of NATO's persistence is best addressed as part of a larger inquiry into
institutional change. Institutions persist because they are costly to create and less costly to …

This book presents a systematic reassessment of the theoretical and empirical foundations
of the democratic peace literature. Three distinct theoretical models of how domestic political …

For realists regionalism remains a difficult phenomenon to explicate. A particular puzzle for
realists is why major states should want to pursue regional institutionalisation. Nor are …

War, from the Western perspective, is not a solitary endeavor. Partnerships of all types serve
as a foundation for the projection of power and the employment of force. Waging War argues …

A large literature assumes that alliances entangle the United States in military conflicts that it
might otherwise avoid. Since 1945, however, there have been only five cases of what might …

For decades, area specialists have argued that international relations (IR) theory cannot
adequately explain security dynamics in East Asia as a result of cultures, histories, and …

The relationship between Turkey and the European Union is an important issue in European
integration. With the EU beginning accession talks with Turkey, this is a vital moment for the …

The debate over the costs and benefits of enlarging the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) that preceded the March 1999 inclusion of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Re …