Territory, War, and Peace

ISBN-13: 9780415424134 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 272 str.

John A. Vasquez;Marie T. Henehan

Opis

This book presents, tests, and analyzes what has come to be known as the territorial explanation of war, arguing that a key to both peace and war lies in understanding the role territory plays as a source of conflict and inter-group violence.

Of all the issues that spark conflict, territorial disputes have the highest probability of escalating to war. Settling territorial disputes and establishing mutually recognized boundaries can produce long periods of peace between neighbours, even if other salient issues arise. While territory is not the only cause of war and wars arise from other issues, territory is one of the main causes of war, and learning how to manage it, can, in principle, eliminate an entire class of wars.

Containing five previously published essays and six new essays on the territorial explanation of war over twenty years by John Vasquez (one of the world's leading IR scholars and theorists) and Marie Henehan, it builds on the argument presented in The War Puzzle (Vasquez, 1993).

Territory, War, and Peace will be of great interest to all students of war and conflict studies, causes of war and peace, international security and strategic studies.

Spis treści

Part 1: Theory  1. Why Do Neighbors Fight? Proximity, Interactions, or Territoriality John A. Vasquez  2. Distinguishing Rivals That Go To War from Those That Do Not: A Quantitative Comparative Case Study of the Two Paths to War John A. Vasquez  Part 2: Territory and War  3. Territorial Disputes and the Probability of War, 1816-1992 John A. Vasquez and Marie T. Henehan  4. Mapping the Probability of War: The Role of Territorial Disputes Compared to the Role of Contiguity John A. Vasquez  5. The Effect of Territory on Dispute Escalation among Initiators Marie T. Henehan  6. The Probability of War, 1816-1992 John A. Vasquez  Part 3: Identifying Paths to War  7. Territorial Paths to War: Their Probability of Escalation, 1816-2001 John A. Vasquez  8. Paths to War: The Territorial Origins of War John A. Vasquez  Part 4: Territory and Peace  9. The Changing Probability of Interstate War, 1816-1992 Marie T. Henehan and John A. Vasquez  10. Peace, Globalization, and Territoriality John A. Vasquez and Marie T. Henehan  Part 5: Conclusion  11. The Significance of Territory John A. Vasquez