Power, Profit, or Prudence? US Arms Sales since 9/11
By law and executive branch policy, every decision to sell American weapons abroad must reflect an assessment of strategic interests, economic considerations, and risk. Little work, however, has been done to determine how much relative influence each of these factors has on such decisions. This arti...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Strategic Studies Quarterly. - Air University Press. - 14(2020), 2, Seite 100-126 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2020
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Strategic Studies Quarterly |
| Schlagworte: | Economics Applied sciences Law Political science Social sciences Business |
| Zusammenfassung: | By law and executive branch policy, every decision to sell American weapons abroad must reflect an assessment of strategic interests, economic considerations, and risk. Little work, however, has been done to determine how much relative influence each of these factors has on such decisions. This article evaluates arms sales in the post-9/11 era and finds evidence that strategic interests and economic considerations significantly impact arms sales but no evidence that risk assessment does so. It concludes with suggestions about how to better incorporate risk assessment by making the cost/benefit trade-offs more explicit in the arms sales decision process. |
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| ISSN: | 19361823 |