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Item marked as restricted to the 'Administrator' Group (id=1) by William Ingram (wingram2@illinois.edu) on 2011-08-26T15:35:29Z Item is restricted until 2013-08-26T15:35:26Z Item reinstated by Sarah Shreeves (sshreeve@illinois.edu) on 2013-08-27T10:00:25Z Item was in collections: University of Illinois Dissertations and Theses (ID: 204) Dissertations and Theses - Russian, East European and Eurasian Center (ID: 695) No. of bitstreams: 3 Maynard_Brendan.pdf.txt: 121656 bytes, checksum: 0a71ce13388804513223748c70177180 (MD5) Maynard_Brendan.pdf: 259578 bytes, checksum: c235d358937f21ea7f5b4da08d635202 (MD5) license.txt: 4065 bytes, checksum: 6cb1488a2e6542570e84ab13a5e93a05 (MD5) Item released from any restrictions by Sarah Shreeves (sshreeve@illinois.edu) on 2013-08-27T10:00:25Z http://hdl.handle.net/2142/26361 Leff, Carol S. Maynard, Brendan P. 2011-08-26T15:33:00Z 2013-08-27T10:00:25Z 2011-08 2011-08-26T15:33:00Z 2011-08 With the emergence of the nation-state as the paramount political unit within the international system, alliances have become a key mechanism for the preservation of peace and stability. International relations theorists, while differing on the motives behind state behavior, agree that states seek to develop relationships with one another of a desire for security. Despite extensive research on the theories behind state behavior, little effort has been made to offer a comparative analysis of the diplomatic efforts of states such as Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union, and alterations in behavior following their dissolutions. In order to compete my study, I examine the two primary theories within the field of international relations, realism and liberalism, and apply them to the primary diplomatic efforts of Czech and Russian leaders following the conclusion of the First World War. I conclude that, while both states develop alliances during the immediate aftermath of the war which support realist thinking, they shift their behavior following the conclusion of the communist era in central and eastern Europe and begin to behave in a manner predicted by the liberal theory. Item withdrawn by Mark Zulauf (zulauf@illinois.edu) on 2011-04-29T18:54:20Z Item was in collections: University of Illinois Theses & Dissertations (ID: 1) No. of bitstreams: 1 Maynard_Brendan.pdf: 256825 bytes, checksum: 82fb1bd2f3c705f8716ce7a499421c7c (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2011-08-26T15:33:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Maynard_Brendan.pdf: 259578 bytes, checksum: c235d358937f21ea7f5b4da08d635202 (MD5) license.txt: 4065 bytes, checksum: 6cb1488a2e6542570e84ab13a5e93a05 (MD5) en Copyright 2011 Brendan P. Maynard International Relations Czechoslovakia Czech Republic Russia Soviet Union Alliances as means for stability within the international system; a comparative analysis of Czech and Russian diplomatic efforts from the end of the first World War Russian,E European,Eurasn Ctr 1553 Russian, E Eur, Eurasian St 4097 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Thesis M.A. MA:Rus,E Eur, & Eursn St -UIUC 10KS4097MA