The Window Before: The Politics of Alliance Implementation($29.99Value)

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The Window Before examines how military alliances are implemented and why they take time to become fully effective. The book explores how the anticipation of a new alliance can lead to preventive wars, where targets act aggressively to stop the alliance before it's fully operational. It also discusses strategies allies use to avoid provoking conflict while still benefiting from their partnership. The book brings these insights to bear on contemporary global tensions, including the ongoing war in Ukraine, China-Taiwan relations, and the emerging no-limits security partnership between Russia and China. Brett V. Benson is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Asian Studies at Vanderbilt University. His research focuses on the political economy of conflict and theories of armed conflict. He has written about alliance politics, economic interdependence and conflict, nuclear politics, and security in East Asia. Bradley C. Smith is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. His research focuses on applications of game theory to issues in international and domestic politics. He has written on a wide variety of topics including alliance politics, economic sanctions, nuclear proliferation, and judicial politics. Brett V. Benson is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Asian Studies at Vanderbilt University. His research focuses on the political economy of conflict and theories of armed conflict. He has written about alliance politics, economic interdependence and conflict, nuclear politics, and security in East Asia. Bradley C. Smith is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. His research focuses on applications of game theory to issues in international and domestic politics. He has written on a wide variety of topics including alliance politics, economic sanctions, nuclear proliferation, and judicial politics.