Christensen and Snyder argue that this action occurs most often at a lower level in the form of "buck-passing" on minor issues.
Randall Schweller and Paul Schroeder critique Steve Walt's Origins of Alliances by claiming that this action is much more common historically than Walt admits. Christensen and Snyder argue that this action occurs most often at a lower level in the form of "buck-passing" on minor issues. Robert Powell finds that it usually occurs in equilibrium in the international system, due to the higher likelihood of an individual state's interests prevailing. Mostly status quo states will engage in this action while states often do its opposite to forestall the rise of revisionist states, as argued in Kenneth Waltz's Theory of International Politics. For 10 points, identify this action often contrasted with balancing, in which weaker states get protection by "jumping onto" an alliance with stronger states.
Randall Schweller and Paul Schroeder critique Steve Walt's Origins of Alliances by claiming that this action is much more common historically than Walt admits.
Bandwagoning