Pacts and Alliances in History : Diplomatic Strategy and the Politics of Coalitions /: Diplomatic Strategy and the Politics of Coalitions. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Melissa Yeager, Charles Carter.
• Editors: Yeager, Melissa; Carter, Charles
• Contents: Foreword - Carole FinkIntroduction - Charles Carter, Tony Crain and Melissa YeagerPart One: why alliances succeedChapter One - William Stueck, 'Power over culture: the US alliance with the Republic of Korea'Chapter Two - Jean Bertrand Ribat, 'Opening the Balance of Power Theory's Black Box, Do We Need a Coordinator?'Chapter Three - James Helicke, 'US and Turkey: a qualified success'Part Two: why alliances failChapter Four - Michael McKoy, 'Same mission, different agendas: coalition dynamics and the Sèvres Pact'Chapter Five - Teddy Uldricks, 'The Alliance that happened too late: reviving the Triple Entente, 1939 and 1941'Chapter Six - Melissa Yeager, 'The European Defence Community: astonishing alliance, predictable collapse?'Chapter Seven - Yasser El-Shimy, 'Moscow-Cairo: the end of an alliance'Part Three: why should we careChapter Eight - Evan Resnick, 'International Politics makes strange (and contentious) bedfellows: explaining US bargaining behaviour in 'alliances of convenience'Chapter Nine - Joshua Su-Ya Wu and Xiaoyu Pu, 'Much ado about nothing? The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the puzzle of 21st century alliances'Chapter Ten - Mark Rice, 'NATO's nuclear fear'Chapter Eleven - Kathleen Burk, 'Is there an Anglo-American Alliance? Or a Pact? Or anything at all?'Conclusion - Melissa Yeager and Michael McCoyBibliographyIndex.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (312 pages)
• Subjects: 327.116; Alliances -- History; Diplomacy -- History; Alliances -- History -- Case studies; Diplomacy -- History -- Case studies; Alliances; Diplomacy; Case studies; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857732569; 0857732560
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