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Aid for non-aggression

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The argued purpose of non-aggression pacts is not to ensure cooperation between signatories but to signal a commitment to peace to third-parties. This study tests whether foreign aid is a mechanism that makes this third-party signal credible. An analysis of aid commitments between 1991 and 2014 shows that donors strategically reward non-aggression partners with greater aid, and that third parties adjust their behavior toward non-aggression dyads, but only conditional on the amount of bilateral aid received, expressed in the form of greater bilateral trade and foreign direct investment.

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  • Miles D Williams, 2026. "Aid for non-aggression," Conflict Management and Peace Science, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 43(5), pages 567-580, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:compsc:v:43:y:2026:i:5:p:567-580
    DOI: 10.1177/07388942251388824
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