What do we know about war

Introduction John A. Vasquez Part I: Factors that Bring about War Chapter 1: Territory: Geography, Contentious Issues, and World Politics Paul R. Hensel Chapter 2: Alliances: Path to Peace or Path to War? Choong-Nam Kang Chapter 3: Alliances: ATOP Data and Deterrence Brett V. Benson Chapter 4: Becoming Rivals: The Process of Rivalry Development Brandon Valeriano Chapter 5: The Rivalry Process: How Rivalries Are Sustained and Terminated Paul F. Diehl and Gary Goertz Chapter 6: Arms Races: A Cause or a Symptom? Susan G. Sample Chapter 7: Nuclear Weapons and War Daniel S. Geller Part II: Factors that Promote Peace Chapter 8: Norms and the Democratic Peace Sara McLaughlin Mitchell Chapter 9: A Market-Capitalist or a Democratic Peace? Michael Mousseau Chapter 10: The Implications of a Territorial Peace Douglas M. Gibler Part III: Reflections and Conclusions on the Scientific Study of Peace and War Chapter 11: War-Making and State-Making: How and Where Does It Fit into a Bigger Picture? Karen Rasler and William R. Thompson Chapter 12: Future Directions in the Scientific Study of Peace and War Peter Wallensteen Chapter 13: Normal Science and Open Questions: Reflections on the Study of Peace and War, 2001-2011 Zeev Maoz Chapter 14: The "Paths to War" Concept Jack S. Levy Chapter 15: Peace Science as Normal Science: What Role for Geography in the Coming Revolution? Colin Flint Chapter 16: What Do We Know about War? John A. Vasquez References