Harvey Starr is the Dag Hammarskjold Professor in International Affairs in the Department of Political Science at the University of South Carolina. A leading authority on the study of conflict, geopolitics, and diffusion, Professor Starr is author or co-author of 15 books and monographs, and more than 90 journal articles and book chapters, including "World Politics: The Menu for Choice", now in its 10th edition. He has served as President of the Conflict Processes Section of the APSA, as Vice President of the APSA, as President of the Peace Science Society (International), and as Vice Presiden...