Alliance politics is a regular headline grabber. When a possible military crisis involving
Russia, North Korea, or China rears its head, leaders and citizens alike raise concerns over …

How do military alliances affect public support for war to defend victims of aggression? We
offer the first experimental evidence on this fundamental question. Our experiments revealed …

When new threats arise, how do weaker partners allied with great powers choose among
loyalty (remaining allied to their great power patrons), hedging (improving political relations …

By law and executive branch policy, every decision to sell American weapons abroad must
reflect an assessment of strategic interests, economic considerations, and risk. Little work …

Multinational military exercises are among the most notable demonstrations of military
cooperation and intent. On average, one is initiated every 8.9 days. But it has often been …

In 2021 the US, UK, and Australia established a trilateral security partnership known as
AUKUS. This new security arrangement carries strategic implications for Taiwan's national …

A large and widening gap has opened between Western democracies' international
ambitions and their domestic political capacity to support them. On issues ranging from …

A potential pathway exists for a Northeast Asian settlement where the Koreas, the United
States, China, and Japan can each live within the status quo. Sustaining a settlement will …

Abstract Some argue that President Barack Obama's Middle East policies were consistent
with realism. This article examines this claim and finds that Obama's policies were only …

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EVANS, ANDREW RADIN, KATIE FEISTEL, KRISTA LANGELAND, BRUCE McCLINTOCK …