Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Abbreviations ix
5. Introduction: Why Is Burden-Sharing a Contentious Issue in US Alliances? 1
6. Chapter 1 The Strategic Logic of Coercive Burden-Sharing 12
7. Chapter 2 “A Legitimate Role in the Defense of the Alliance, but on a Leash” West German Burden-Sharing, 1961–1974 35
8. Chapter 3 “Between Scylla and Charybdis” Japanese Burden-Sharing, 1964–1976 66
9. Chapter 4 “They Live at Our Sufferance” South Korean Burden-Sharing, 1964–1980 87
10. Chapter 5 “Is Iceland Blackmailing Us?” Icelandic Burden-Sharing, 1949–1960 111
11. Conclusion: The Enduring Challenges of Burden-Sharing in US Alliances 120
12. Appendix Selected US Economic Statistics, 1950–1980 141
13. Notes 143
14. References 173
15. Index 189