International Relations Theory of War
byOfer Israeli, PhD, is a lecturer and senior research fellow in the Institute for Policy and Strategy at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya and a research fellow at the National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa, Israel.
20190430
Praeger
| Pages | 248 |
| Topics | Security Studies: Conflict;Military History: Conflict and Wars;Afghanistan War;Bipolarity;Cold War;Crimean War;Great Game;Great Powers Wars;Homeostasis in International Relations;Multipolarity;Polarity of the International System;Unipolarity;World War I |
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Covering 1816–2016, this book deals extensively with the international system as well as the territorial outcomes of several key wars that were waged during that time period, providing an instructive lesson in diplomatic history and international relations among global powers.
• Presents an innovative theory of war that covers the major superpower conflicts of the past 200 years• Provides the tools necessary to understanding current events and shows how they are relevant to the future of international relations
• Emphasizes the competitive aspects and conflicts of international politics
• Answers the key question of why certain time periods are more prone to war than others
• Explains why certain superpower wars end with territorial expansion whereas other end in the contraction or maintaining of territorial status
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Table of Contents
International Relations Theory of War
Author(s): Israeli, Ofer;Contributors: Israeli, Ofer;Abstract:Covering 1816–2016, this book deals extensively with the international system as well as the territorial outcomes of several key wars that were waged during that time period, providing an instructive lesson in diplomatic history and international relations among global powers.
• Presents an innovative theory of war that covers the major superpower conflicts of the past 200 years• Provides the tools necessary to understanding current events and shows how they are relevant to the future of international relations
• Emphasizes the competitive aspects and conflicts of international politics
• Answers the key question of why certain time periods are more prone to war than others
• Explains why certain superpower wars end with territorial expansion whereas other end in the contraction or maintaining of territorial status
SortTitle: international relations theory of warAuthor Info:Ofer IsraeliauthorOfer Israeli, PhD, is a lecturer and senior research fellow in the Institute for Policy and Strategy at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya and a research fellow at the National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa, Israel.
eISBN-13: 9781440871351Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440871351.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440871344Imprint: PraegerPages: 248Publication Date: 20190430Series: Praeger Security International- Cover Cover11
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents vii8
- Preface xiii14
- Introduction: International Relations Theory of War 116
- Chapter 1: War—Theory and Analysis of Results 1328
- Chapter 2: International Relations Theory of War 2540
- Chapter 3: Polarity of the System 6782
- Chapter 4: How the Research Is Empirically Examined 7186
- Systemic Factors and Stability of International Systems 7388
- Stability of International Systems—Quantitative Research 7590
- The Stability of International Systems—Qualitative Assessment 8196
- Territorial Outcomes of Wars of Polar Powers—Quantitative Assessment 109124
- Territorial Outcomes of Wars of Polar Powers—Qualitative Assessment 120135
- Territorial Outcomes at the End of the Polar Powers’ Wars against Afghanistan 131146
- “The Great Game” in Central Asia and the Importance of Afghanistan 132147
- The First Anglo-Afghan War (1838–1842) 133148
- The Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–1880) 137152
- Summary of the First (1838–1842) and Second (1878–1880) Anglo-Afghan Wars 138153
- The Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919) 138153
- The Soviet-Afghan War (1979–1988) 140155
- The U.S.-Afghan War (2001) 141156
- Summary of the Five Wars of Polar Powers against Afghanistan 145160
- Territorial Outcomes of the Wars of Polar Powers—Interim Summary 146161
- Chapter 5: The Distribution of Power and International Outcomes: Conclusions 151166
- Appendix A: The Greatest Powers According to the Cow Project 161176
- Appendix B: Interstate War, 1816–2007, According to the Cow Project 163178
- Notes 171186
- References 203218
- Index 223238
- About the Author 231246