Causes of War - Structures of Power and the Roots of International Conflict (Hardcover)

Stephen Van Evera frames five conditions that increase the risk of interstate false optimism about the likely outcome of a war, a fast-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.

General

Imprint:	Cornell University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
Release date:	June 1999
First published:	July 1999
Authors:	Stephen Van Evera
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-8014-3201-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Peace studies > General
LSN:	0-8014-3201-4
Barcode:	9780801432019

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