War and reason : domestic and international imperatives / Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and David Lalman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce, 1946-

Contributor:

Lalman, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Balance of power.

War (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this landmark work, two leading theorists of international relations analyze the strategies designed to avoid international conflict. Using a combination of game theory, statistical analysis, and detailed case histories, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and David Lalman evaluate the conditions that promote negotiation, the status quo, capitulation, acquiescence, and war. The authors assess two competing theories on the role that domestic politics plays in foreign policy choices: one states that national decision makers are constrained only by the exigencies of the international system, and the other views leaders as additionally constrained by domestic political considerations. Finding the second theory to be more consistent with historical events, they use it to examine enduring puzzles such as why democracies do not appear to fight one another, whether balance of power or power preponderance promotes peaceful resolution of disputes, and what conditions are necessary and sufficient for nations to cooperate with one another. They conclude by speculating about the implications of their theory for foreign policy strategies in the post-Cold War world.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Figures

Tables

Preface

Chapter 1. Reason and War

Chapter 2. The International Interaction Game

Chapter 3. Foreign Policy Decisions with Full Information

Chapter 4. Norms, Beliefs, and International Cooperation

Chapter 5. Five Democratic Puzzles

Chapter 6. International Power Relations and War

Chapter 7. The Seven Weeks' War and System Transformation

Chapter 8. Foreign Policy in the Post-Cold War World

Chapter 9. War's Reason and the National Interest

Appendix 1. Measurement of the Variables

Appendix 2. Domestic Constraints and the Prospects of Bluffing

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-314) and index.

ISBN:

9781283950329

1283950324

9780300158106

0300158106

OCLC:

923601941