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Determining the Significance of Alliance Pathologies in Bipolar Systems: A Case of the Peloponnesian War from 431-421 BCE

Meyer, Anthony Lee Isaac
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1464219367

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2016, Master of Arts (MA), Wright State University, International and Comparative Politics.
The literature proposes that bipolar systems and international systems with nuclear weapons will not have significant issues with alliance pathologies. But are alliance pathologies really insignificant in Bipolar Systems? The problem is that the literature only describes bipolar systems with nuclear weapons, so one cannot discern whether bipolarity or nuclear weapons alone are responsible for the insignificance of these alliance pathologies. So to solve this problem, this paper will examine a bipolar system in Classical Greece during the time of the Peloponnesian War to isolate any possible influence that nuclear weapons may have on alliance pathologies. This will be done using qualitative analysis in the form of an in-depth case study to focus on a total of six allies from the two superpowers – Athens and Sparta. The findings show that alliance pathologies significantly impact alliances in bipolar systems, which better clarifies the role between polarity, nuclear weapons, and alliance pathologies.
Liam Anderson, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Vaughn Shannon, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Bruce LaForse, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
137 p.
Ancient Civilizations; Ancient History; Classical Studies; History; International Relations; Military History; Political Science
Alliance Pathologies; Bipolar Systems; Nuclear Weapons; Entrapment; Chain-Ganging; Abandonment; Buck-Passing; Offensive Advantage; Defensive Advantage; Deterrence; Peloponnesian War; Athens; Sparta; Thebes; Corinth; Megara; Samos; Chios; Mytilene

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  • Meyer, A. L. I. (2016). Determining the Significance of Alliance Pathologies in Bipolar Systems: A Case of the Peloponnesian War from 431-421 BCE [Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1464219367

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Meyer, Anthony. Determining the Significance of Alliance Pathologies in Bipolar Systems: A Case of the Peloponnesian War from 431-421 BCE . 2016. Wright State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1464219367.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Meyer, Anthony. "Determining the Significance of Alliance Pathologies in Bipolar Systems: A Case of the Peloponnesian War from 431-421 BCE ." Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1464219367

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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