Troop Deployment and Extended Deterrence: How the U.S. Overseas Deployment Affects Interstate Conflict

• In Event: Who Fights and Where: Creating Armed Forces and Overseas Deployments

Brief Overview

We analyze the impact of U.S. troop deployment size on the effectiveness of extended deterrence and found no significant evidence for the conflict-suppressing effect of large U.S. deployment.

Authors

• Chen Fu, Aoyama Gakuin University

• Zhaoyu Chen, Aoyama Gakuin University

• Kentaro Sakuwa, Aoyama Gakuin University