| ID | 060422 |
| Title Proper | When Do Ideologies Produce Alliances?: The Holy Roman Empire, 1517-1555 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Owen, John M. |
| Publication | Mar 2005. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Recent research suggests a conditional relationship between states' domestic regimes or ideologies and their alliances. I argue that the likelihood that alliances will form along ideological lines increases with the fear among at least two governments of ideology I that they are threatened by transnational rival ideology J. Understanding the power of demonstration effects-that when J advances in one country it gains credibility in others-I-governments will have an incentive to enter an international agreement to oppose J domestically. Such domestic-security agreements will exacerbate the security dilemma, raising fears among J-governments that I-governments are forming a bloc directed at J and J-governments. J-governments will tend to respond by increasing cooperation among themselves, inducing corresponding fears among I-governments; the coalescing I- and J-blocs will tend to spiral into alliances. I- or J-governments wishing to avoid ideologically based alliances may signal an absence of rollback intentions through various means. I demonstrate this process of alliance formation with a lengthy case study of alliance formation in the Holy Roman Empire in the sixteenth century. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Studies Quarterly Vol. 49, No. 1; Mar 2005: p73-99 |
| Journal Source | International Studies Quarterly Vol: 49 No 1 |
| Key Words | United States-National Security ; United States ; NATO |