Book of Donmon Teith

An overview of offense-defense theory, which argues that the relative ease of offense and defense varies in international politics. Offense-defense theory argue

Jack Snyder's analysis of the attitudes of military planners in the years prior to the Great War demonstrates that it is not only rational analysis that determi

Do some technologies provoke war? Do others promote peace? Offense-defense theory contends that technological change is an important cause of conflict: leaders

The importance of military factors in international relations may seem obvious, but the causal linkages are often difficult to define. Surveying a long sweep of

What causes war? How can military conflicts best be prevented? In this book, Stephen Van Evera frames five conditions that increase the risk of interstate war: