This book is a systematic effort by leading international scholars to map the trends in major-power warfare and explore whether it is waxing or waning. The main point of departure is that major-power war as a historical institution is in decline. This does not mean, though, that wars between states are in general disappearing. While there is some convergence in the conclusions by individual authors, they are by no means unanimous about the trend. The articles explore different causes and correlates of the declining trend in major-power warfare, including the impact of the international…mehr
This book is a systematic effort by leading international scholars to map the trends in major-power warfare and explore whether it is waxing or waning. The main point of departure is that major-power war as a historical institution is in decline. This does not mean, though, that wars between states are in general disappearing. While there is some convergence in the conclusions by individual authors, they are by no means unanimous about the trend. The articles explore different causes and correlates of the declining trend in major-power warfare, including the impact of the international structure, nuclear weapons, international law, multilateral institutions, sovereignty and value changes.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Raimo Varynen is Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA, and Director of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Introduction Raimo Väyrynen Waning of Major War: Contending Views 1. Paul W. Schroeder Debating the Waning of Major War 2. John Mueller Does War Still Exist? 3. Marie T. Henehen and John Vasquez The Changing Probability of Interstate War 1816-1992 4. Peter Wallensteen Major War is Not Waning Yet 5. Martin van Creveld The Decline of Major War: Nuclear Weapons and International Law 6. T.V. Paul Does the Risk of Nuclear War Belong to History? 7. Kalevi J. Holsti The Changing International System and the Decline of Major War 8. Patrick M. Morgan Multilateral Institutions and Major War 9. Hendrik Spruyt Normative Transformations in International Relations and the Waning of Major War 10. William R. Thompson Democratic Peace Civil Society and Major War 11. Raimo Väyrynen Capitalism Peace and War Raimo Väyrynen Conclusion
Introduction Raimo Väyrynen Waning of Major War: Contending Views 1. Paul W. Schroeder Debating the Waning of Major War 2. John Mueller Does War Still Exist? 3. Marie T. Henehen and John Vasquez The Changing Probability of Interstate War 1816-1992 4. Peter Wallensteen Major War is Not Waning Yet 5. Martin van Creveld The Decline of Major War: Nuclear Weapons and International Law 6. T.V. Paul Does the Risk of Nuclear War Belong to History? 7. Kalevi J. Holsti The Changing International System and the Decline of Major War 8. Patrick M. Morgan Multilateral Institutions and Major War 9. Hendrik Spruyt Normative Transformations in International Relations and the Waning of Major War 10. William R. Thompson Democratic Peace Civil Society and Major War 11. Raimo Väyrynen Capitalism Peace and War Raimo Väyrynen Conclusion
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