Variable: Offensive Obligation

QoG Code: (atop_offensive)


Dataset: The ATOP State-Year dataset

Description:

Offensive Obligation

  1. Has no offensive obligations
  2. Has offensive obligations

Coded 1 if the alliance member promises to provide active military support under any conditions not precipitated by attack on the sovereignty or territorial integrity of an alliance partner, regardless of whether the goals of the action are to maintain the status quo.

Type of variable: Binary

Downloaded by QoG on: 2024-10-09
Last updated by source: 2022-08-09


Categories:

Conflict


Find this variable in:

OECD Cross-section - 2025 OECD Time-series - 2025 Standard Cross-section - 2025 Standard Time-series - 2025 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 184
Standard time-series: 190
OECD cross-section: 32
OECD time-series: 32


This variable has information for these countries:

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This variable has information from the year 1946 to the year 2018