Aaron Belkin is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is the coeditor (with Geoffrey Bateman) of Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Debating the Gay Ban in the Military.

"…makes a useful … contribution to the civil–military relations literature." — Perspectives on Politics"…straddles civil-military relations, organization theory, and international relations, presenting counter-intuitive ideas on the relationship between civil-military relations and conflict and, for that reason, is well worth reading." — Political Science Quarterly"Belkin addresses an underexplained source of international conflict and does a persuasive job of turning widely accepted truisms on their heads. His basic argument is important, clearly presented, and well supported." — Paul N. Stockton, coeditor of Reconstituting America's Defense: The New U.S. National Security Strategy"United We Stand? presents a novel, intriguing argument about how states' civil-military relations affect their international relations." — Risa Brooks, author of Political-Military Relations and the Stability of Arab Regimes

• Preface Acknowledgments PART ONE: INTRODUCTION 1. Regime Vulnerability and International Conflict PART TWO: THEORY 2. Coup Risk and Military Division: Hostility within the Armed Forces and Regime Survival 3. A Theory of Counterbalancing as a Cause of International Conflict PART THREE: DATA 4. Regime Vulnerability, Counterbalancing, and International Conflict during the Cold War: A Quantitative AnalysisAaron Belkin and Evan Schofer 5. Regime Vulnerability as a Cause of Counterbalancing in Syria in the Early 1970s 6. When Dividing the Military Provides an Incentive for Conflict: Fragmented Military Forces and International Conflict in Shevardnadze’s Georgia 7. Conclusion Notes References Index SUNY Series in Global Politics

Aaron Belkin is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is the coeditor (with Geoffrey Bateman) of Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Debating the Gay Ban in the Military.

"…makes a useful … contribution to the civil–military relations literature." — Perspectives on Politics"…straddles civil-military relations, organization theory, and international relations, presenting counter-intuitive ideas on the relationship between civil-military relations and conflict and, for that reason, is well worth reading." — Political Science Quarterly"Belkin addresses an underexplained source of international conflict and does a persuasive job of turning widely accepted truisms on their heads. His basic argument is important, clearly presented, and well supported." — Paul N. Stockton, coeditor of Reconstituting America's Defense: The New U.S. National Security Strategy"United We Stand? presents a novel, intriguing argument about how states' civil-military relations affect their international relations." — Risa Brooks, author of Political-Military Relations and the Stability of Arab Regimes

• Preface Acknowledgments PART ONE: INTRODUCTION 1. Regime Vulnerability and International Conflict PART TWO: THEORY 2. Coup Risk and Military Division: Hostility within the Armed Forces and Regime Survival 3. A Theory of Counterbalancing as a Cause of International Conflict PART THREE: DATA 4. Regime Vulnerability, Counterbalancing, and International Conflict during the Cold War: A Quantitative AnalysisAaron Belkin and Evan Schofer 5. Regime Vulnerability as a Cause of Counterbalancing in Syria in the Early 1970s 6. When Dividing the Military Provides an Incentive for Conflict: Fragmented Military Forces and International Conflict in Shevardnadze’s Georgia 7. Conclusion Notes References Index SUNY Series in Global Politics

Aaron Belkin is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is the coeditor (with Geoffrey Bateman) of Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Debating the Gay Ban in the Military.

"…makes a useful … contribution to the civil–military relations literature." — Perspectives on Politics"…straddles civil-military relations, organization theory, and international relations, presenting counter-intuitive ideas on the relationship between civil-military relations and conflict and, for that reason, is well worth reading." — Political Science Quarterly"Belkin addresses an underexplained source of international conflict and does a persuasive job of turning widely accepted truisms on their heads. His basic argument is important, clearly presented, and well supported." — Paul N. Stockton, coeditor of Reconstituting America's Defense: The New U.S. National Security Strategy"United We Stand? presents a novel, intriguing argument about how states' civil-military relations affect their international relations." — Risa Brooks, author of Political-Military Relations and the Stability of Arab Regimes

• Preface Acknowledgments PART ONE: INTRODUCTION 1. Regime Vulnerability and International Conflict PART TWO: THEORY 2. Coup Risk and Military Division: Hostility within the Armed Forces and Regime Survival 3. A Theory of Counterbalancing as a Cause of International Conflict PART THREE: DATA 4. Regime Vulnerability, Counterbalancing, and International Conflict during the Cold War: A Quantitative AnalysisAaron Belkin and Evan Schofer 5. Regime Vulnerability as a Cause of Counterbalancing in Syria in the Early 1970s 6. When Dividing the Military Provides an Incentive for Conflict: Fragmented Military Forces and International Conflict in Shevardnadze’s Georgia 7. Conclusion Notes References Index SUNY Series in Global Politics