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wasteofo2
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As history progresses and alliances change, groups that were once bitter enemies become friends, and peaceful cohabitations can turn violent.
I'm interested in the process by which a power can maneuver itself to bring a rival power over to it's side without war.
For instance, the EEC was a great way (after a war) to assure that Western Europe wouldn't go to war by creating deeper economic bonds. Each state's interest in it's own economy became so tied to the interests of the neighboring states that war became unthinkable.
But does anyone have any interesting case studies of powers forging bonds over common interests when they aren't quite so close to each other?
I'm particularly thinking about this in terms of Russia uniting with the USA/EU in terms of economic interests to the point that the well being of the whole group simply becomes in Russia's self interest.
I'm interested in the process by which a power can maneuver itself to bring a rival power over to it's side without war.
For instance, the EEC was a great way (after a war) to assure that Western Europe wouldn't go to war by creating deeper economic bonds. Each state's interest in it's own economy became so tied to the interests of the neighboring states that war became unthinkable.
But does anyone have any interesting case studies of powers forging bonds over common interests when they aren't quite so close to each other?
I'm particularly thinking about this in terms of Russia uniting with the USA/EU in terms of economic interests to the point that the well being of the whole group simply becomes in Russia's self interest.