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Deter together or deter separately?: time horizons and peacetime alliance cohesion of the US-Japan and US-ROK alliances

Do Young LeeDepartment of Political Science, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 747-776 | Received 11 Aug 2022, Accepted 14 Jul 2023, Published online: 27 Jul 2023

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