How are alliances made? In this book, Stephen M. Walt makes a significant contribution to this topic, surveying theories of the origins of international allianc

Why do some attempts to conclude alliance treaties end in failure? From the inability of European powers to form an alliance that would stop Hitler in the 1930s

A close look at the evolution of American political alliances in Asia and their future While the American alliance system in Asia has been fundamental to the re

A critical overview and re-evaluation of the origins and development of the 'special' relations between Israel and the United States.

Revolution within a state almost invariably leads to intense security competition between states, and often to war. In Revolution and War, Stephen M. Walt expla