The ATOP State-Year dataset

Data source: Alliance Treaty Obligations and Provisions Project (ATOP)

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Description:

The 5.1 version of the Alliance Treaty Obligations and Provisions (ATOP) project provides data regarding the content of military alliance agreements signed by all countries of the world between 1815 and 2018.

The authors hope the project will be useful in understanding (1) the conditions under which leaders sign formal alliance agreements and why they do so; (2) why leaders design alliances with varying obligations and provisions; (3) the effects of alliances on subsequent behavior and the role of design features in influencing these effects; and (4) the success of alliances in eliciting compliance, and the role of design features in influencing this success.

Last updated by source: 2022-08-09

Dataset type: Time-Series
Dataset level: Country

Citation:

When using this dataset, please cite as:
• Leeds, B., Ashley, J., Ritter, S. M., McLaughlin, M., & Long, A. G. (2002). Alliance treaty obligations and provisions, 1815–1944. International Interactions, 28, 237–260.



Variables in this dataset:

   Member of an Alliance
QoG Code: atop_ally

Member of an Alliance 0. Not a member of an alliance 1. Member of an alliance

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   Consultancy Obligation
QoG Code: atop_consult

Consultancy Obligation 0. Has no Consultancy obligations 1. Has Consultancy obligations

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   Defensive Obligation
QoG Code: atop_defensive

Defensive Obligation 0. Has no defensive obligations 1. Has defensive obligations

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   Neutrality Obligation
QoG Code: atop_neutrality

Neutrality Obligation 0. Has no Neutrality obligations 1. Has Neutrality obligations

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   Non-Aggression Obligation
QoG Code: atop_nonagg

Non-Agression Obligation 0. Has no Non-Agression obligations 1. Has Non-Agression obligations

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   Number of Alliances
QoG Code: atop_number

Number of Alliances

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   Offensive Obligation
QoG Code: atop_offensive

Offensive Obligation 0. Has no offensive obligations 1. Has offensive obligations

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   Commitment start
QoG Code: atop_transyr

Transition Year. 1 if any commitment starts or ends in the given year, indicating that some commitment is not in effect for the full year.

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