A Constraining Effect of Arms Transfers: Why Do Arms Transfers Deter a Recipient's Aggression?

• In Event: A Smattering of Conflict Processes

Brief Overview

We propose a restraining effect of arms transfers using formal theory and answer the question of why stronger states receive more arms transfers from the United States, which is confirmed by quantitative analysis using US arms-transfer data.

Authors

• Yuji Masumura, The University of Texas at Austin

• Yasuki Kudo, University of Kentucky