Florida International University FIU Digital Commons FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations University Graduate School 10-26-2016 Exponential Capacity of Power and Its Impact on the Military Alliance Dynamics Nikoloz G. Esitashvili Florida International University,
[email protected] DOI: 10.25148/etd.FIDC001203 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd Part of the International Relations Commons Recommended Citation Esitashvili, Nikoloz G., "Exponential Capacity of Power and Its Impact on the Military Alliance Dynamics" (2016). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3030. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3030 This work is brought to you for free and open access by the University Graduate School at FIU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of FIU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Miami, Florida EXPONENTIAL CAPACITY OF POWER AND ITS IMPACT ON THE MILITARY ALLIANCE DYNAMICS A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS by Nikoloz Gabriel Esitashvili 2016 To: Dean John F. Stack, Jr. Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs This dissertation, written by Nikoloz Gabriel Esitashvili, and entitled Exponential Capacity of Power and its Impact on the Military Alliance Dynamics, having been approved in respect to style and intellectual content, is referred to you for judgment. We have read this dissertation and recommend that it be approved. _______________________________________ Ronald Cox _______________________________________ Shlomi Dinar _______________________________________ Rebecca Friedman _______________________________________ Félix E. Martín, Major Professor Date of Defense: October 26, 2016 The dissertation of Nikoloz Gabriel Esitashvili is approved.