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 |
(Leeds et al.,
2002)
Member of an Alliance 0. Not a member of an alliance 1. Member of an alliance
More about this variableConsultancy Obligation 0. Has no Consultancy obligations 1. Has Consultancy obligations
More about this variableDefensive Obligation 0. Has no defensive obligations 1. Has defensive obligations
More about this variableNeutrality Obligation 0. Has no Neutrality obligations 1. Has Neutrality obligations
More about this variableNon-Agression Obligation 0. Has no Non-Agression obligations 1. Has Non-Agression obligations
More about this variableOffensive Obligation 0. Has no offensive obligations 1. Has offensive obligations
More about this variableTransition 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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