Collective Security §

• Relies on Burden sharing

  • NATO’s members get involved in conflict if one member gets attacked. Sacrifice security for better security

• In collective security small states can loss some of their sovereignty for the cost of free riding

  • Small Statess can’t adopt offensive strategy, only defensive and cooperative strategy

• Alliance security dilemma

  • Primary Dilemma: whether a state should ally, if so with whom
  • Secondary Dilemma: what policy formation once alliance is formed or joined

• Collective Defense: NATO