Issue linkage in security assistance: A pathway to recipient security sector reform
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Authors
Margulies, Max
Metz, Rachel
Issue Date
2024-07-22
Type
Journal articles
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Keywords
international relations theory , security assistance , bosnia , defense reform , issue linkage , NATO
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Abstract
This article applies the international cooperation concept of issue linkage to identify an overlooked pathway to successful security assistance. We argue that providers can effectively incentivise recipients to implement otherwise undesirable reforms when they explicitly link implementation to another good whose value to the recipient outweighs the costs of the reforms. Drawing on original interviews, we find support for our argument in post-Dayton Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), where the United States used the promise of NATO’s Partnership for Peace program to incentivise BiH to integrate its three armies.
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Citation
Max Margulies and Rachel Metz, "Issue linkage in security assistance: A pathway to recipient security sector reform," Journal of Strategic Studies (2024)
Publisher
Taylor and Francis