Causes of War : : Power and the Roots of Conflict / / Stephen Van Evera.
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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Van Evera, Stephen, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Causes of War : Power and the Roots of Conflict / Stephen Van Evera. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2013] ©2013 1 online resource (288 p.) : 4 tables, 4 charts text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Cornell Studies in Security Affairs Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Diagrams -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. False Optimism: illusions of the Coming War -- 3. Jumping the Gun: First-Move Advantages and Crisis Instability -- 4. Power Shifts: Windows of Opportunity and Vulnerability -- 5. Cumulative Resources -- 6. Offense, Defense, and the Security Dilemma -- 7. Offense-Defense Theory and the Outbreak of World War I -- 8. The Nuclear Revolution and the Causes of War -- 9. Conclusion -- Appendix: Hypotheses on Power and the Causes of War -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star 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 allow nations to parlay one conquest into another, and circumstances that make conquest easy.According to Van Evera, all but one of these conditions-false optimism-rarely occur today, but policymakers often erroneously believe in their existence. He argues that these misperceptions are responsible for many modern wars, and explores both World Wars, the Korean War, and the 1967 Mideast War as test cases. Finally, he assesses the possibility of nuclear war by applying all five hypotheses to its potential onset. Van Evera's book demonstrates that ideas from the Realist paradigm can offer strong explanations for international conflict and valuable prescriptions for its control. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Balance of power. International relations Case studies. War. History. Military History. Political Science & Political History. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International). bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013 9783110536157 print 9780801482953 https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801467196 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780801467196 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780801467196/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Diagrams -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. False Optimism: illusions of the Coming War -- 3. Jumping the Gun: First-Move Advantages and Crisis Instability -- 4. Power Shifts: Windows of Opportunity and Vulnerability -- 5. Cumulative Resources -- 6. Offense, Defense, and the Security Dilemma -- 7. Offense-Defense Theory and the Outbreak of World War I -- 8. The Nuclear Revolution and the Causes of War -- 9. Conclusion -- Appendix: Hypotheses on Power and the Causes of War -- Index |
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