國立虎尾科技大學 |

The Strategic Logic of Arms Purchasing.

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,手稿 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	The Strategic Logic of Arms Purchasing./
作者:	Dobben, Johnathan.
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (172 pages)
附註:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-01, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International85-01A.
標題:	Military history. -
電子資源:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9798379850395

The Strategic Logic of Arms Purchasing.
Dobben, Johnathan.

The Strategic Logic of Arms Purchasing. - 1 online resource (172 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-01, Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Purdue University, 2023.

Includes bibliographical references

International arms sales play an important role in the defense of states and as a result a sizeable literature has developed that deals with this topic. The importance of arms sales to states has carried over into political science as a result, where weapons play an important role in a variety of theories particularly those that fall into the various realist camps. Most of this literature focuses upon states that produce and sell arms with a significantly smaller literature dealing with states that purchase, rather than produce, them. This unfortunate gap in the literature prevents a complete understanding of international arms sales as the decision making process of arms purchasing states is currently almost completely discounted.This dissertation develops a theory of the strategic logic of arms purchasing. The theory laid out here suggests that states that must purchase arms weigh costs and benefits before selecting certain arms suppliers over others in the greater international arms market. This decision is largely based upon the perceived need for weapons based on the likelihood of conflict in the near future versus the dependence associated with purchasing the arms. The dependence associated with arms purchases can be reduced by purchasing arms from multiple arms producers at the cost of logistical efficiency.The theory laid out here is then tested via a pair of comparative historical case studies. These case studies analyze a state's history in terms of geopolitical alignment with its major arms suppliers and its perceived probability of conflict. Predictions are made based on the theory and these predictions are then tested by developing networks, graphs, and charts based on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's Arms Transfers Database and the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance's World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers series of reports. The first comparative historical analysis covers Iran and Iraq during roughly the time period before and during the Iran-Iraq War while the second comparative case study analyzes Finland, Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic during the lead up and aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union. The theory performs well in predicting the actions of the states in the case studies suggesting that arms purchasing states balance need for weapons against the dependence associated with the arms purchases.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2024

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798379850395Subjects--Topical Terms:

810444
Military history.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

The Strategic Logic of Arms Purchasing.
LDR:03652ntm a2200349K 4500 001 1141149
005 20231130111626.5
006 m o d
007 cr mn ---uuuuu
008 250605s2023 xx obm 000 0 eng d
020 $a 9798379850395
035 $a (MiAaPQ)AAI30506507
035 $a (MiAaPQ)Purdue22104902
035 $a AAI30506507
040 $a MiAaPQ $b eng $c MiAaPQ $d NTU
100 1 $a Dobben, Johnathan. $3 1464776
245 1 4 $a The Strategic Logic of Arms Purchasing.
264 0 $c 2023
300 $a 1 online resource (172 pages)
336 $a text $b txt $2 rdacontent
337 $a computer $b c $2 rdamedia
338 $a online resource $b cr $2 rdacarrier
500 $a Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-01, Section: A.
500 $a Advisor: Haynes, Kyle.
502 $a Thesis (Ph.D.)--Purdue University, 2023.
504 $a Includes bibliographical references
520 $a International arms sales play an important role in the defense of states and as a result a sizeable literature has developed that deals with this topic. The importance of arms sales to states has carried over into political science as a result, where weapons play an important role in a variety of theories particularly those that fall into the various realist camps. Most of this literature focuses upon states that produce and sell arms with a significantly smaller literature dealing with states that purchase, rather than produce, them. This unfortunate gap in the literature prevents a complete understanding of international arms sales as the decision making process of arms purchasing states is currently almost completely discounted.This dissertation develops a theory of the strategic logic of arms purchasing. The theory laid out here suggests that states that must purchase arms weigh costs and benefits before selecting certain arms suppliers over others in the greater international arms market. This decision is largely based upon the perceived need for weapons based on the likelihood of conflict in the near future versus the dependence associated with purchasing the arms. The dependence associated with arms purchases can be reduced by purchasing arms from multiple arms producers at the cost of logistical efficiency.The theory laid out here is then tested via a pair of comparative historical case studies. These case studies analyze a state's history in terms of geopolitical alignment with its major arms suppliers and its perceived probability of conflict. Predictions are made based on the theory and these predictions are then tested by developing networks, graphs, and charts based on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's Arms Transfers Database and the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance's World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers series of reports. The first comparative historical analysis covers Iran and Iraq during roughly the time period before and during the Iran-Iraq War while the second comparative case study analyzes Finland, Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic during the lead up and aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union. The theory performs well in predicting the actions of the states in the case studies suggesting that arms purchasing states balance need for weapons against the dependence associated with the arms purchases.
533 $a Electronic reproduction. $b Ann Arbor, Mich. : $c ProQuest, $d 2024
538 $a Mode of access: World Wide Web
650 4 $a Military history. $3 810444
650 4 $a Human rights. $3 554782
650 4 $a Realism. $3 567326
650 4 $a Political science. $3 558774
650 4 $a Weapons. $3 1387826
650 4 $a Decision making. $3 528319
650 4 $a Power. $3 999190
650 4 $a Military sales. $3 1464778
650 4 $a Purchasing. $3 572672
650 4 $a Cold War. $3 565169
650 4 $a Aircraft. $3 580976
650 4 $a Invasions. $3 1464777
655 7 $a Electronic books. $2 local $3 554714
690 $a 0601
690 $a 0615
690 $a 0722
710 2 $a Purdue University. $3 1184550
710 2 $a ProQuest Information and Learning Co. $3 1178819
773 0 $t Dissertations Abstracts International $g 85-01A.
856 4 0 $u http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=30506507 $z click for full text (PQDT)