What qualities make an ally useful in coalition warfare, and when
is an ally more trouble than it’s worth? Allies That Count
analyzes the utility of junior partners in coalition warfare and
reaches surprising conclusions. In this volume, Olivier Schmitt
presents detailed case-study analysis of several US allies in the
Gulf War, the Kosovo campaign, the Iraq War, and the war in
Afghanistan. He also includes a broader comparative analysis of 204
junior partners in various interventions since the end of the Cold
War. This analysis bridges a gap in previous studies about
coalition warfare, while also contributing to policy debates about
a recurring defense dilemma. Previous works about coalition warfare
have focused on explaining how coalitions are formed, but little
attention has been given to the issue of their effectiveness.
Simultaneously, policy debates, have framed the issue of junior
partners in multinational military operations in terms of a
trade-off between the legitimacy that is allegedly gained from a
large number of coalition states vs. the decrease in military
effectiveness associated with the inherent difficulties of
coalition warfare. Schmitt determines which political and military
variables are more likely to create utility, and he challenges the
conventional wisdom about the supposed benefit of having as
many states as possible in a coalition. Allies That Count will be
of interest to students and scholars of security studies and
international relations as well as military practitioners and
policymakers.
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