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Introduction To "Migration And The Crisis Of The Modern Nation State", Frank Jacob, Adam Luedtke
Introduction To "Migration And The Crisis Of The Modern Nation State", Frank Jacob, Adam Luedtke
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Introduction to an anthology dealing with the interrelationship between migration and a supposedly existing crisis of the modern nation state.
Military Intervention In Interstate And Civil Wars: A Unified Interpretation, Zachary C. Shirkey
Military Intervention In Interstate And Civil Wars: A Unified Interpretation, Zachary C. Shirkey
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Military intervention into interstate and civil wars is both common and important. It lengthens wars, makes them more severe, and shapes how they are fought. Even the mere possibility of intervention can alter the course of a war as belligerent powers alter their strategies to either encourage or dissuade potential interveners. These effects of military intervention are found in both civil and interstate wars. Yet, is state intervention into interstate and civil wars essentially one phenomenon or are they distinct phenomena? By looking at which states are likely to intervene, why and when they intervene, and which wars are most …
Joining By Number: Military Intervention In Civil Wars, Zachary C. Shirkey
Joining By Number: Military Intervention In Civil Wars, Zachary C. Shirkey
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Understanding why and when states militarily intervene in civil wars is crucial. Intervention can increase civil wars’ severity and the strategies employed in civil wars are shaped by the possibility of military intervention. This article argues that potential military interveners react to information revealed about warring parties’ intentions and relative power. Without revealed information, potential military interveners are unlikely to reconsider their initial decision to remain out of the war. Revealed information causes non-belligerent states to update their expectations about the trajectory of the civil war causing them, at times, to change their calculus about the benefits of belligerency and …
'Confounding Powers: Anarchy And International Society From The Assassins To Al Qaeda' By William J. Brennar (Review), Zachary C. Shirkey
'Confounding Powers: Anarchy And International Society From The Assassins To Al Qaeda' By William J. Brennar (Review), Zachary C. Shirkey
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