To Destroy, To Make Mad: How Enemy Becomes Ally

• In Event: Uncertainty, Commitment and the Logic of Conflict

Brief Overview

Historical cases show that a country may stand with its enemy rather than the enemy of its enemy. I show that by providing economic assistance to the enemy, the enemy will be more likely to fight with another country and thus get militarily weakened.

Author

• Shuren Zheng, Washington University in St Louis