Our core argument is that sharing rivals shows countries that they have common security interests and thus increases their probability of trading Major Conventional Weapons. We find support for this expectation of a triadic rivalry effect.
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In contrast, dyadic rivalry does not affect whether countries trade weapons with each other. These findings also replicate in tests using Cold War data. Other highlights include nice network graphics, ERGM and AME models,...
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