This invaluable text-in an all-new set of chapters-brings together leading international relations scholars to assess the current theory and research on the causes of war and what promotes peace. Considering fifty years of research, the contributors provide a student-friendly overview of current knowledge and an agenda for future questions.

Front Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Sara Mclaughlin Mitchell and John A.vasquez -- Part I Factors That Bring About War -- 1 Territory and Contentious Issues -- Paul R. Hensel and Hein Goemans -- 2 Dyadic Power Distributions and War -- Daniel S. Morey and Kelly M. Kadera -- 3 Deterrence Theory and Alliance Politics -- Michael R. Kenwick and Roseanne W. Mcmanus -- 4 Arms Races -- Susan G. Sample -- 5 Rivalries and Crisis Bargaining -- Seden Akcinaroglu and Elizabeth Radziszewski -- 6 Nuclear Weapons -- Matthew Fuhrmann -- 7 Outcomes and Consequences of War -- Stephen L. Quackenbush -- Part II Factors That Promote Peace -- 8 The Liberal Peace -- Michael Mousseau -- 9 The Territorial Peace -- Douglas M. Gibler and Steven V. Miller -- 10 The Peace Puzzle: Understanding Transitions to Peace -- Andrew P. Owsiak, Paul F. Diehl, and Gary Goertz -- 11 Conflict Management of Territorial and Maritime Disputes -- Emilia Justyna Powell and Krista E. Wiegand -- Part III Emerging Trends in Interstate War Research -- 12 Cyber War -- Brandon Valeriano, Ryan C. Maness, and Benjamin Jensen -- 13 The Environment and Conflict: Water Wars -- Sara Mclaughlin Mitchell and Yufan Yang -- 14 Leaders and War -- Scott Wolford -- 15 War Financing and Foreign Debt -- Rosella Cappella Zielinski and Paul Poast -- 16 Trends in Interstate Conflict -- Bear F. Braumoeller -- Part IV Conclusion -- 17 Some Brief Observations on the Contemporary Study of War -- William R. Thompson -- 18 War and the Orient Express -- Andrew P. Owsiak and Douglas B. Atkinson -- 19 What Do We Know About War? -- Sara Mclaughlin Mitchell and John A. Vasquez -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index -- About the Contributors.

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