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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Interstate war"”.
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Intervention, war expansion, and the international sources of civil war
Why do some civil wars become interstate wars while others do not? In this dissertation I develop a theory of rebellion, rebel-sided intervention, and interstate retaliation that connects civil and interstate war. I argue that civil wars expand when rebels and third parties underestimate the …
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Averting Dyadic Conflict: The Role Of International Political Economy
… a pacifying effect on the onset of militarized interstate disputes (MIDs) and the escalation of those disputes up to interstate war. To evaluate this argument, I examine the presence of conflict and the level of DEI from 1965 to 2001 in all countries. The results support the hypotheses that DEI …
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Conflict, cooperation, and viability interstate water resources and domestic water use in the Middle East
… and life itself, it is not surprising that many warn of impending wars over water. However, conflict over scarce water resources is not the only possible outcome. Cooperation between states to share the benefits of this increasingly precious commodity is not only another possibility; it is the …
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Critical Events, Commitment, and the Probability of Civil War
… is related to the probability of civil war. According to the literature in comparative politics, regime breakdown is caused by critical events such as economic decline, defeat in interstate war, death of a leader in office, or changes is the international balance of power. Drawing on …
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The politics of arming, postwar power, and war outcomes
Military power following interstate war does not consistently reflect who wins and loses. What explains postwar power, and how might it relate to war outcome? I analyze two formal models of war termination in which a state (or coalition) and an opponent attempt to reach a settlement dividing a …
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Democratic Paradox: The Role Of Regime Type In Civil War Intervention Initiation And Success
… paradox: the role of regime type in civil war intervention initiation and success. (Under the direction of Dr. Timothy Nordstrom) regime type is an important yet largely ignored factor in the likelihood of civil war intervention initiation and success. Most research related to intervention …
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Multidisciplinary Approach to Civil Conflict: Political, Economic, and Social Determinants of Violence
<p>More abundant and less severe than interstate war, civil conflict has filled the news headlines worldwide, especially with nonviolent domestic instability. To this day, no single theoretical framework can fully explain this complex phenomenon. Scholars have often focused on one domain area as a …