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Pacts and Alliances in History: Diplomatic Strategy and the Politics of Coalitions

Pacts and Alliances in History: Diplomatic Strategy and the Politics of Coalitions

Paperback

General Political ScienceGeneral World HistoryInternational Relations

ISBN10: 1350162248
ISBN13: 9781350162242
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: May 28 2020
Pages: 312
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.64 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

Agreements between nations constitute the fundamental framework for the ordering of international affairs; and their successes and failures have led to some of the great turning points in modern history. The result of a unique collaboration by historians and political scientists, this book delineates, defines and assesses the idea of pacts and alliances as a key model of political organisation. Anchored by leading academics in the field, it presents numerous case studies covering a broad chronological sweep. Through theoretical and empirical methodology, the contributors address pacts and alliances from the fifteenth century onwards including, among others, the Korean-American and Moscow-Cairo alliances, the Sevres Pact, Turkey's accession to NATO and US alliances around the world. Through a close reading of these historical diplomatic relationships, fundamental yet relatively unaddressed research questions are developed and explored. First, what are the common denominators shared by successful alliances? Second, why do pacts and alliances disintegrate? Third, is the eventual demise of pacts and alliances inevitable?

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