Coalition Formation and Rapid Response in Multilateral Interventions: Inter-Organizational Dynamics, Diplomacy, and the Role of Lead Nations

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Notes

1 Lake, Hierarchy in International Relations

2 Koops and Novosseloff’s chapter on the history of the UN’s RRMs also hints that the exclusion of major powers may have been a central design flaw of the Standby High-Readiness Brigade (SHIRBRIG). The lack of a lead nation able to use its political power and significant resources could help explain the underutilization and eventual dissolution of SHIRBRIG.