Promises of Arms Transfer as Tools of Foreign Policy: Delayed Deliveries as Revealed Preferences

• In Event: U.S. Foreign Policy Making: The Congress and Think Tanks

Brief Overview

If arms trade is indeed an effective foreign policy tool for rational states, why do we often see agreements not aligning with the actual practices of arms trade? U.S. arms transfers, particularly puzzling, reveal the key gap: domestic politics.

Author

• Angela Ro, University of Virginia