| ID | 157852 |
| Title Proper | Do US Troop Withdrawals Cause Instability? evidence from Two Exogenous Shocks on the Korean Peninsula |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Avey, Paul C ; Markowitz, Jonathan N ; Paul C Avey Jonathan N Markowitz Robert J Reardon ; Reardon, Robert J |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Does withdrawing forward-deployed US troops increase instability? This question is at the heart of current grand strategy debates, yet endogeneity issues make this very difficult to answer. Put simply, stability may cause the United States to withdraw forces and lead one to incorrectly infer that withdrawals do not lead to greater instability. We suggest a research design to help alleviate this endogeneity problem. By utilizing exogenous crises that cause US troops to redeploy out of South Korea, we are able to estimate the causal effect of a withdrawal of US troops on the probability of instability. We examine several exogenous crises after the end of the Korean War that force US policymakers to rapidly redeploy US forces out of South Korea. We then examine the rate of conflict between South Korea and North Korea, and the United States and North Korea. We find that US troop withdrawals do not cause greater conflict, but withdrawals are at times associated with other behaviors, such as conventional arming, nuclear proliferation, and diplomatic initiatives that could affect the future likelihood of war. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Global security Studies Vol. 3, No.1; Jan 2018: p.72–92 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Global security Studies Vol: 3 No 1 |
| Key Words | Conflict ; Deterrence ; Alliances ; Korea ; US Grand Strategy |