ANDREW H. KYDD

Trust between allies is as important as deterrence of foes.

Cooperation requires a certain degree of trust between states. The threshold of trust required for cooperation depends on a set of variables including a state's relative power and costs of conflict…. conflict between trustworthy states is possible, when we see conflict it is a sign that one or both of the states are likely to be untrustworthy.

The most obvious difference between international relations and domestic politics is that international relations take place in anarchy, whereas politics within states is conditioned by hierarchy.

Mistrust and conflict form a self-reinforcing cycle in which the mistrust causes conflict that reinforces the mistrust

Trust between allies is as important as deterrence of foes.

Mistrust and conflict form a self-reinforcing cycle in which the mistrust causes conflict that reinforces the mistrust

The most obvious difference between international relations and domestic politics is that international relations take place in anarchy, whereas politics within states is conditioned by hierarchy.

Cooperation requires a certain degree of trust between states. The threshold of trust required for cooperation depends on a set of variables including a state's relative power and costs of conflict…. conflict between trustworthy states is possible, when we see conflict it is a sign that one or both of the states are likely to be untrustworthy.