03587nam 2200685 a 450 991082872720332120200520144314.01-107-18496-71-281-24370-197866112437080-511-37828-90-511-49128-X0-511-37740-10-511-37646-40-511-37493-30-511-37915-3(CKB)1000000000412495(EBL)328953(OCoLC)437197125(SSID)ssj0000252141(PQKBManifestationID)11193013(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000252141(PQKBWorkID)10175010(PQKB)11109124(UkCbUP)CR9780511491283(Au-PeEL)EBL328953(CaPaEBR)ebr10221533(CaONFJC)MIL124370(MiAaPQ)EBC328953(EXLCZ)99100000000041249520080327d2007 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierStrategic rivalries in world politics position, space and conflict escalation /Michael P. Colaresi, Karen Rasler and William R. ThompsonCambridge Cambridge University Press20071 online resource (xiv, 314 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-70761-7 0-521-88134-X Includes bibliographical references and index.An introduction to strategic rivalries -- Defining and identifying strategic rivalries in world politics -- Describing strategic rivalies -- Protracted conflict and crisis escalation -- Serial crisis behavior and escalating risks -- Contiguity, space and position in the major power subsystem -- Initiating and escalating positional and spatial rivalries -- Arms build-ups and alliances in the steps-to work theory -- Contested territory and conflict resolution -- Inducements, facilitators, and suppressors.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.WarInternational relationsWar.International relations.327.1Colaresi Michael P.1976-1718532Rasler Karen A.1952-1666811Thompson William R141765MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828727203321Strategic rivalries in world politics4185913UNINA