(MINERVA DECUR) ECONOMIC INTERDEPENDENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Abstract
Economic interdependence is multidimensional, frequently asymmetric, and varies substantially over time. The effect of economic linkages also varies by topic and context. As with many literatures in the study of international security, research on interdependence further conflates distribution and process (who gets what versus how actors conduct the competitive process). To date, studies of the relationship between economic interdependence and conflict have focused overwhelmingly on the far-too-narrow relationship of the economic interdependencies between states. Indeed, in the late 1970s Robert O. Keohane and Joseph S. Nye advanced the concept of complex interdependence to describe the myriad of ways in which states were increasingly bound together economically. To be sure, interdependence also includes trade, but Keohane and Nye pointed out, there are several other, arguably more important, aspects of globalization. Our understanding of the effects of interdependence have been hindered by a narrow focus on trade flows. There are also reasons to believe that other aspects of interdependence (commercial, financial, monetary) are much more important to economic statecraft. To accurately characterize interdependence and understand its effects, we explore these more diverse elements.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 12, 2021
- Source ID
- FA95502010145
Entities
People
- Erik Gartzke
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- United States Air Force
- University of California, San Diego