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Varieties of defection strategies from multinational military coalitions: insights from operation Iraqi freedom / McInnis, Kathleen J   Journal Article
McInnis, Kathleen J Journal Article
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Summary/Abstract How do states defect from multinational military coalitions? The question deserves considerable academic scrutiny, as states increasingly rely on coalitions to prosecute military missions. Yet to the extent that coalition defection has been explored, the extant literature tends to see defection as a binary undertaking – states are either in or out. In practice, however, defection is an act of risk minimization in a manner that forces other coalition partners to fill resulting operational gaps. A coalition can therefore appear stable due to a constant number of flags associated with the mission, but in practice be much less coherent and capable. After defining defection as a non-routine abrogation of operational responsibility at other coalition partners’ expense, significantly prior to mission conclusion, this article explores several states’ participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom and the various manners by which they defected from that coalition. It concludes with implications for future scholarship.
Key Words Military Operations  Iraq  Spain  Republic of Korea  Defection  Military Coalitions 
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