International conflict is neither random nor inexplicable. It is highly structured by antagonisms between a relatively small set of states that regard each other as rivals. Examining the 173 strategic rivalries in operation throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this book identifies the differences rivalries make in the probability of conflict escalation and analyzes how they interact with serial crises, arms races, alliances and capability advantages. The authors distinguish between rivalries concerning territorial disagreement (space) and rivalries concerning status and influence (position) and show how each leads to markedly different patterns of conflict escalation. They argue that rivals are more likely to engage in international conflict with their antagonists than non-rival pairs of states and conclude with an assessment of whether we can expect democratic peace, economic development and economic interdependence to constrain rivalry-induced conflict.
without sacrificing a generalized explanation of rivalry de/escalation and termination.11 Hopefully, it will also preclude the need to develop still more models of rivalry end-games. Yet these are testable propositions.
Examining the 173 strategic rivalries in operation throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this book identifies the differences rivalries make in the probability of conflict escalation and analyzes how they interact with serial ...
Alpo Rusi provides a broad vision of the strategic landscape for the coming century, warning against dangers inherent in the emerging world order.
"The first work covering a key element of the strategic relationship between states from ancient history to the late 20th century, Great Strategic Rivalries fills a major gap in the historiography of state relations.
This volume examines interstate rivalries of the past 500 years, providing case studies of those between land powers with continental orientations, and leading maritime powers and challengers.
Explains the origins and dynamics of enduring rivalries between countries
Matthew Fuhrmann and Jeffrey D. Berejikian, “Disaggregating Noncompliance: Abstention versus Predation in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty,” Journal of Conflict Resolution 56, no. 3 (June 1, 2012): 355–81.
This book provides the first detailed analysis of international rivalries, the long-standing and often violent confrontations between the same pairs of states.
See Jonathan R. Adelman, Prelude to the Cold War: The Tsarist, Soviet, and U.S. Armies in the Two World Wars (Boulder, ... Norman Davies, White Eagle, Red Star: The Polish-Soviet War, 1919–20 (New York: St. Martin's, 1972); Thomas C.
The contributors to this volume answer the following questions: What explains the peculiar contours of this rivalry? What influence does accelerated globalization, especially increased trade and investment, have on this rivalry?