Causes of war : power and the roots of conflict /

What causes war? How can military conflicts best be prevented? In this book, Stephen Van Evera frames five conditions that increase the risk of interstate war: false optimism about the likely outcome of a war, a first-strike advantage, fluctuation in the relative power of states, circumstances that...

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Main Author: Van Evera, Stephen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1999.
Series:Cornell studies in security affairs.
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