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Buck-passing, Chain-ganging and Alliances in the Multipolar Indo-Asia-Pacific [1]

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Christensen’s and Snyder’s neorealist-based theory of buck-passing and chain-ganging uses offence-defence balance to predict state security policy choices under multipolarity. This approach is applicable to the US-led alliance system in the multipolar Indo-Asia-Pacific. Given regional Sino-US rivalry, hedging opportunities for US ‘hub-and-spoke’ allies will dissipate, increasing the likelihood of allies choosing to buck-pass or chain-gang in the face of conflict. With defence superior in the region, it is more likely that US allies will buck-pass rather than chain-gang. Beyond Indo-Asia-Pacific states, this has implications for global actors – such as the EU – seeking to raise their security profile in the region, as buck-passing behaviour gives greater time to adjust to potential conflict scenarios than chain-ganging.
Keywords: alliances, multipolarity, Indo-Asia-Pacific, balance of power, Sino-US rivalry

Autori: 
Mason Richey [2]
Dati bibliografici: 
The International Spectator, Vol. 55, No. 1, March 2020, p. 1-17
In: 
The International Spectator [3]
Numero: 
55/1
ISBN/ISSN/DOI: 
10.1080/03932729.2019.1706390
Data pubblicazione: 
11/03/2020
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[1] https://www.iai.it/it/pubblicazioni/buck-passing-chain-ganging-and-alliances-multipolar-indo-asia-pacific
[2] https://www.iai.it/it/persone/mason-richey
[3] https://www.iai.it/it/pubblicazioni/lista/all/the-international-spectator
[4] https://doi.org/10.1080/03932729.2019.1706390