Replication Data for: Kang, Choong-Nam. 2015. \"Capability Revisited: Ally’s Capability and Dispute Initiation.\" Conflict Management and Peace Science. DOI: 10.1177/0738894215604966.

The main questions explored here are whether alliances lead to conflict between member states and nonmember states and whether the capability of allies is a source of this effect. Building on the opportunity framework (Most and Starr 1989), this study argues that with more confidence in military success due to support from allies, challenger states are more likely to be emboldened and to initiate disputes. The empirical analyses show that the capability of allies has an increasing effect on dispute initiation of member states against nonmember states. This increasing effect becomes stronger as the level of common interests between the allies increases. The test results consistently suggest that alliances embolden member states to initiate disputes against nonmember states, and also that alliances are more likely to aggravate, but not mute, dispute initiation against member states.

本研究探讨的核心议题为：同盟关系是否会引发成员国与非成员国之间的冲突，以及盟国的军事实力是否为该效应的来源。本研究基于机会框架（Most和Starr，1989）提出论点：由于获得盟国的支持，挑战者国家对军事胜利更具信心，因此更易被助长挑衅倾向，进而主动发起争端。实证分析结果表明，盟国的实力会增强成员国针对非成员国发起争端的倾向，且随着盟国间共同利益水平的提升，该增强效应会愈发显著。各项检验结果一致显示：同盟关系会助长成员国主动针对非成员国发起争端的倾向，同时同盟关系更可能加剧而非抑制针对成员国的争端发起行为。