Cabinet Formations and Militarized Interstate Disputes

• In Event: International Conflict and Military Power

Brief Overview

After analyzing the effects of various governing coalitions on the likelihood of MIDs we find that governments with more parties are less likely be involved in conflict, but once they are, then they suffer more causalities and fight longer.

Authors

• Laurel Yacuta, University of California, Davis

• Sharif Amlani, University of California, Davis