Indexing the Power of Alliances: A Comparative Tool for Crafting International Foreign Policy
Description
Measuring alliance power, especially in international relations, involves understanding multi-dimensional strength through data-centric analysis, which this model does through a 15 indicator set which spans across a nation's capabilities for aggression, learning, yield, and statesmanship (ALYS index).
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The Allied Power Index (API template on the first tab) provides ample detail on each of the indicators and provides hyperlinks to the data available for most nations. These fifteen indicators are binned into four main categories of aggression, learning, yield, and statesmanship. Each of these categories has a score from 0-1, with 4 points possible in total. Additionally, mathematical formulas are already imbedded into the excel with dozens of examples on following tabs. For more information, read the article by the same authors "Leading through Alliances: Why Coalitions Matter More than Ever in Strategic Competition." https://works.hcommons.org/records/3azhe-5g795.