INR 2002 Midterm: INR Exam 2 Study Guide
11 Dec 2016
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Alliances: institutions that help their members cooperate militarily in the event of war. Offense alliance: an agreement between states to join one another in attacking a third state. Defense alliance: (most common) states pledge to come to one another"s defense in the event that either one is attacked. Symmetrical alliance: have similar responsibilities and contribute in roughly equal amounts. Asymmetrical alliance: one of the members is much more powerful than the others. Thy codify bargains over how much and what each state will contribute to the common defense. Alliances form when states have compatible interests that provide the basis for cooperation. Britain and france agreed to protect poland so they can protect their own survival. Balance of power: alliances form when two or more states need to be combine their capabilities in order to match the capabilities of another state and thereby counter the threat to their security.
