Hegemony and International Alignment

Christoph Trebesch, Josefin Meyer, Jiaxian Zhou Wu, Alberto Martin and Fernando Broner

No 1483, Working Papers from Barcelona School of Economics

Abstract: This article explores the interplay between economic hegemony and political alignment. Using theoretical and empirical insights from Broner et al. (2024), we posit that hegemonic states, such as the U.S., foster political alignment, which enhances globalization. We use UN voting data to proxy for international alignment and show that hegemons induce alignment. This data has shortcomings, however. UN voting only covers the post-WWII period, refers to a narrow set of issues, and displays little time variation. As for military alliances, they were not widely used before the mid-20th century. We propose an alternative measure of alignment based on international treaties.

Keywords: globalization; hegemon; international alignment; international treaties; military alliances; UN voting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F02 F50 F51 F55 N40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-03
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