Militarism and Dual-Conflict Capacity

This research note examines how domestic institutions can moderate the relationship between domestic and interstate conflict involvement. Previous work has found that military dictatorships are more likely to become involved in either domestic or international conflicts, compared to party-based auto...

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Published in:International interactions 2018-01, Vol.44 (1), p.156-172
Main Authors: Wilson, Matthew, Martinez Machain, Carla
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autocracy
Civil war
Dictators
domestic conflict
dual conflict
International conflict
interstate conflict
Militarism
military regime
Prone
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Summary:This research note examines how domestic institutions can moderate the relationship between domestic and interstate conflict involvement. Previous work has found that military dictatorships are more likely to become involved in either domestic or international conflicts, compared to party-based autocracies. We argue that the same institutional explanations for why military autocracies are more conflict-prone also make them less capable of successfully carrying out multiple conflicts at the same time. Analyzing interstate and domestic conflict involvement on a sample of dictatorships over the period 1947-2004, we show that military autocracies dealing with internal armed conflict are less likely than their nonmilitary counterparts to become involved in an international conflict.
ISSN:0305-0629
1547-7444
DOI:10.1080/03050629.2017.1257492