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The Patron’s Dilemma: Recklessness and Restraint Under Nuclear Umbrellas

The Patron’s Dilemma: Recklessness and Restraint Under Nuclear Umbrellas
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Despite an ongoing policy debate within the United States about the value of alliances, research suggests that the complex network of security relationships that the United States and other major patrons have established since the end of World War II have important and understudied implications for a wide range of bargaining and cooperation dynamics. To tackle this pressing policy problem, this project delves into the strategic behavior of states in alliances with nuclear security guarantors or patrons. It asks two main questions. First, how do nuclear umbrellas produce risky security outcomes
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