Military Involvement and Trade Treaties: Exploring the Differences in Military Involvement of the United States in Foreign Countries, Post-Trade Treaty

By Thomas Anthony Guerriero

This book is a culmination of research performed at Harvard University by Thomas Anthony Guerriero. It identifies the impact of trade treaties on US Military mobilization.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Feb 4, 2014
• ISBN: 9781490726830

Thomas Anthony Guerriero

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Contents

Abstract

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1   Introduction

1.1 Background

1.2 Area of Study

1.3 Research Objectives

1.3.1 General Objectives

1.3.2 Specific Objectives

1.4 Methodology in Brief

1.4.1 Research Questions

1.5 Thesis Outline

Chapter 2   Literature and Theoretical Framework

2.1 Key Concepts and Terminologies

2.1.1 US Bilateral Trade Treaties

2.1.2 US Military Involvement

2.1.3 US Military Bases

2.1.4 US Military Troops

2.1.5 Relationship between Trade Treaties and Military Involvement

2.2 Review of Related Literature

2.2.1 Historical Account of Treaties Involving the United States

2.2.2 Overview of Group One and Group Two States (1985-Present)

2.2.3 Increase in US Military Involvement Post-Treaty in Group Two States

2.2.4 Significance of Proximity

2.3 Study Area

2.3.1 Proximity of Bilateral Trade States with the United States

2.3.2 Threats to US National Security Due to Proximity

2.3.3 Three Cases Involving Proximity and US Military Involvement

Chapter 3   Methodology

3.1 Qualitative Approach

3.2 Research Design

3.3 Data Collection

3.3.1 Document Review

3.4 Testing the Entire Population

Chapter 4   Analysis of Findings

4.1 History of US Bilateral Trade Treaties and US Military Involvement

4.1.1 Eighteenth Century

4.1.2 Nineteenth Century

4.1.3 Twentieth Century

4.1.4 Twenty-first Century

4.2 Bilateral Treaties with No Increased US Military Involvement Post-Treaty

4.2.1 Group one-A States

4.2.2. Group one-B States

4.3 Bilateral Treaties with Increased US Military Involvement Post-Treaty

4.3.1 Australia

4.3.2 Bahrain

4.3.3 Chile

4.3.4 Colombia

4.3.5 Israel

4.3.6 Peru

4.4 The Role of Proximity in Military Involvement

4.5 Comparing the Imports and Exports of Group One and Group Two States

4.5.1 Imports

4.5.2 Exports

4.6 Comparing the Imports and Exports of Group One-A and Group Two States

4.6.1 Imports

4.6.2 Exports

4.7 Limitations

4.7.1 Sample Size

4.7.2 Reliability and Validity

4.7.3 Statistical Significance

Chapter 5   Conclusions

5.1 Conclusions

5.2 Recommendations

Appendix:   Data Tables

Bibliography

List of Tables

Table 1: Average import pre-treaty and post-treaty (group one)

Table 2: Average import pre-treaty and post-treaty (group two)

Table 3: Average export pre-treaty and post-treaty (group one)

Table 4: Average export pre-treaty and post-treaty (group two)

Table 5: Average import pre-treaty and post-treaty (group one-A)

Table 6: Average import pre-treaty and post-treaty (group two—w/o Colombia)

Table 7: Average export pre-treaty and post-treaty (group one-A)

Table 8: Average export pre-treaty and post-treaty (group two—w/o Colombia)

List of Figures

Figure 1: Proximity of group one states from the United States

Figure 2: Proximity of group two states from the United States

Figure 3: Average distance of group one and two from the United States

Abstract

Every US bilateral trade treaty is a potential generator of US military involvement. The involvement of the US military in foreign states is both a domestic and international problem. This study was conducted to explore the differences in military involvement of the United States in foreign countries, post-trade treaty. This research was designed to compare bilateral trade treaties between the participating states, and explore the possible factors or conditions that differentiated the countries that showed an increase in military involvement after entering a trade treaty with the United States. This study used qualitative methodologies, utilizing a study design that focused on the examination of historical data. The findings revealed that trade treaties of the United States with foreign states that showed an increase in military involvement post-treaty reflected higher imports but lower exports compared to countries that had trade treaties with the United States that showed no increase in military involvement post-treaty. There was evidence that proximity with the United States did not play a role in the increase of military involvement post-treaty. The findings suggest that when trade is more beneficial to the bilateral trade partner of the United States, as reflected by higher import and lower export, increased military involvement of the United States could be a result. Future studies should expand the scope of the study to increase the generalizability of the results.

Acknowledgements

I would like to acknowledge and extend my heartfelt gratitude to both Professor Muhamet Bass & Professor Beth Simmons, the Director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. They were gracious enough to make time in their busy schedules and workload to act as my strategic advisors for this book. As both my professor in International Law at Harvard and as my advisor on this book, Professor Simmons’ knowledge, experience, and time were greatly appreciated throughout this journey. Without Professor Bas’s