Alliances as a Trigger of Coup: Theorizing the Effects of Military Alliances on Coups

• In Event: Sources, Dynamics & Effects of Coups

Brief Overview

This paper examines whether military alliances alter the risk of coups in member states. Employing several estimation models, it finds that defense pacts significantly increase the likelihood of coups in member states.

Author

• Leo Tamamizu, The Graduate Center, CUNY