Ordinary international consideration can support conflict management and deterrence. States do not need to be sentimental friends for repeated cooperation to shape their interests. A country known for helping when it can gives others a practical reason to prefer that things do not go wrong for it. Those accumulated relationships can affect how other governments respond when a crisis develops. Deterrence therefore rests partly on political relationships built before danger becomes immediate, alongside visible military force.
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Reciprocal interests as a foundation for deterrence
Repeated cooperation can give other states a practical interest in helping before a crisis turns dangerous.