Why Minor Powers Risk Wars with Major Powers : : A Comparative Study of the Post-Cold War Era / / Marinko Bobić.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
• VerfasserIn: Bobić, Marinko,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Bristol University Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (232 p.) :; 2 Black and White

Through a range of case studies spanning the post-Cold War period in Iraq, Moldova and Serbia, this innovative book breaks new ground in its study of asymmetric conflicts where warring sides exhibit vast power differentials. It uses multiple theories to examine the different pathways that encourage minor powers to engage in both offensive and defensive wars that they are likely to lose, analysing domestic crisis as a key catalyst and considering ways to mitigate conditions that drive conflict. The author provides an important framework that can be applied to contemporary conflicts elsewhere.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- About the Author -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- In Search of a Theory of Minor Powers in Interstate Asymmetric Conflict -- Pathways to Conflict Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) -- Iraq: Military Confrontation with the United States and its Thirty-Three Allies -- Moldova: Military Confrontation with Russian Forces -- Serbia: Military Confrontation with NATO -- Conclusion: Dealing with Complexity, Defeat and Beliefs -- Endnotes -- References -- Index