Dubious Battles: Aggression, Defeat, & the International System

ISBN-13: 9780844817361 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 176 str.

John Arquilla

Opis

Although there is already a wealth of literature that examines the causes and impacts of war on the international system, there has been little analysis of the decisions of leaders who initiate wars they are destined to lose.

Spis treści

Preface, Chapter 1. Introduction, Chapter 2. Structural Explanations, Chapter 3. Modifications to Existing Theories, Chapter 4. On Winning (or Losing) Wars, Chapter 5. Why Losers Start Wars, Chapter 6. Summary and Conclusions, Appendix I. Classification of Decisive Interstate Wars, 1815-1980, Appendix II. Interstate Wars Fought Overseas, 1815-1980, Appendix III. Correlation Matrix of Key Variables, Appendix IV. Interstate Wars in the Air Power Age, Selected References, Index

O autorze

Arquilla, John