Does the U.S. Economy Benefit from U.S. Alliances and Forward Military Presence?

by Bryan Rooney, Grant Johnson, Tobias Sytsma

The authors evaluate the potential economic benefits of U.S. alliances and a forward military presence, a topic debated by scholars of grand strategy. A new statistical model provides evidence that U.S. alliances increase bilateral trade in manufactured goods, which has a modest but positive effect on overall U.S. economic welfare. Decisions about U.S. military engagement should be based on a range of factors including such economic benefits.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1977410049
• ISBN13: 9781977410047
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"