Offense, Defense, and the Causes of War

Van Evera argues that the likelihood of war increases when conquest is easy and that changes in the offense-denfense balance can greatly heighten or lessen the chances of war. He suggests ten "war-causing effects" that emerge when offense is dominant.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:International security 1998-04, Vol.22 (4), p.5-43
Main Author: van Evera, Stephen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Armies
Causes of
CHINA IN GENERAL
Cold wars
Conflict theory
CONTEMPORARY EUROPE
Defence policy
Diplomacy
International alliances
International politics
International Relations
Military alliances
Military defense
Military diplomacy
Military doctrines
Military policy
Military technology
Military theory
National security
Offense, Defense, and International Politics
Peace
Security
UNITED STATES PRIOR TO 1945
War
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Van Evera argues that the likelihood of war increases when conquest is easy and that changes in the offense-denfense balance can greatly heighten or lessen the chances of war. He suggests ten "war-causing effects" that emerge when offense is dominant.
ISSN:0162-2889
1531-4804
DOI:10.1162/isec.22.4.5