Does “shaming” work in NATO? More precisely, does publicly using negative language
criticizing allies' defense spending improve burden-sharing, or is it counterproductive …

Theoretical and empirical research on causes and consequences of defense spending is
plentiful. Most of this research uses 'top line'defense spending data, either as a share of …

In contrast to much of the extant literature, the paper devises a composite security burden
measure for the NATO alliance that accounts for three different contributions by allies to their …

In this study, a meta-regression analysis is performed of studies that have examined whether
military expenditures are affected by election cycles. Theoretically, the direction of these …

ABSTRACT The European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) is
considered as a key element in the quest for a European Security and Defence Union. The …

This article reviews the broad political economy literature on transatlantic security, while
noting applications to the current challenges ranging from burden-sharing to enlargement to …

Why do countries mutually agree to constraints on their behavior? Why do they comply with
such constraints in the absence of enforcement mechanisms? More specifically, why did …

How can NATO upgrade its understanding of (and metrics for) fair burden-sharing? Alliance
burden-sharing is a lasting concern for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and …

Defense spending accounts for a large share of the budget in many countries, but the value
of the resulting public good–national defense–has so far escaped assessment. Much of the …

Do informal international agreements without coercive mechanisms affect states' behavior?
While scholars have long been interested in this question, answering it often poses …