Explaining Middle Power Military Intervention: Australia’s Use of Force in Maritime Southeast Asia and the South Pacific

Why do middle powers use military force to intervene in external conflicts despite the costs and risk? While there is no shortage of literature on the causes of military intervention, most theories were derived from – and seek to explain – great power behavior. Given differences between great power...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ackert, Nicholas Wolf
Other Authors: Fravel, M. Taylor
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2023
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/152711