| ID | 075737 |
| Title Proper | Analysing coalition warfare from an intra-alliance politics perspective |
| Other Title Information | the Normandy Campaign 1944 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Wilkins, Thomas Stow |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article sets forth a framework for analysis designed to enhance our understanding of the political management of coalition warfare. The framework, based upon literature appertaining to 'intra-alliance politics' and International Relations (IR) theories, is applied to the case study of the Normandy Campaign of 1944. Utilising this framework we are able to consider many of the thorny issues of coalition politics and determine how these can be managed successfully to maintain Allied cohesion. Throughout the analysis the merits of the 'realist' and 'pluralist' views on maintaining Allied cohesion are appraised. The article concludes that, while both afford convincing explanations for overcoming tensions within the coalition, the pluralist approach proves superior in accounting for Allied unity. Overall, the article demonstrates that the intra-alliance politics framework is a useful device for understanding the political dynamics of the Normandy Campaign in 1944 and that it is also potentially applicable to other instances of coalition warfare; past, present, and future. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Strategic Studies Vol. 29, No.6; Dec 2006: p1121 - 1150 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Strategic Studies Vol. 29, No.6; Dec 2006: p1121 - 1150 |
| Key Words | United States - International Relations - Great Britain ; Gteat Britain - International Relations - United States ; Multinational Operations |