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It Takes Two to Tango: Autocratic underbalancing, regime legitimacy and China's responses to India's rise.
- Source :
- Journal of Strategic Studies; Jan2019, Vol. 42 Issue 1, p114-152, 39p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- What factors do autocracies evaluate when responding to perceived threats and why might they fail to balance appropriately? I posit that autocratic leaders may choose greater exposure to an external threat if, by doing so, it preserves regime legitimacy. Specifically, the desire to promote a positive image to one's domestic public creates incentives to publicly downplay a rival's military progress, which then affects the state's ability to mobilize resources to respond to the growing threat. I test this theory in the case of China's response to India's military rise. This research contributes to balancing theory and empirical work on East Asian security. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01402390
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Strategic Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 134309962
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2018.1485567