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Domestic politics, threat perceptions, and the alliance security dilemma: the case of South Korea, 1993-2020.
- Source :
- Asian Security; May-Aug2022, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p119-137, 19p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- How do domestic politics affect the management of alliances? Contra Snyder (1984), I argue that states' alliance management strategies do not arise solely in response to the external threat environment but rather differing perceptions of it by party leaders. I illustrate my argument through a plausibility probe of the U.S.-South Korean military alliance, demonstrating how South Korean leaders' partisan interpretations of the threat environment affected intra-alliance bargaining in the coordination of military affairs. Consistent with the framework developed here, I find that partisan differences do a better job explaining alliance dynamics over the past quarter century than systemic factors alone. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- DILEMMA
PRACTICAL politics
PARTISANSHIP
SECURITY management
ARGUMENT
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14799855
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Asian Security
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 157383943
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14799855.2021.1984231