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Joining the Fray

Outside Military Intervention in Civil Wars

By: Assoc Prof Zachary C Shirkey

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Joining the Fray

Outside Military Intervention in Civil Wars

By: Assoc Prof Zachary C Shirkey

National leaders often worry that civil wars might spread, but also seem to have little grasp on which civil wars will in fact draw in other states. An ability to understand which civil wars are most likely to draw in outside powers and when this is likely to happen has important policy implications as well as simply answering a scholarly question. Joining the Fray takes existing explanations about which outside states are likely to intervene militarily in civil wars and adds to them explanations about when states join and why. Building on his earlier volume, Is this a Private Fight or Can Anybody Join?, Zachary C. Shirkey looks at how the decision to join a civil war can be intuitively understood as follows: given that remaining neutral was wise when a war began something must change in order for a country to change its beliefs about the benefits of fighting and join the war. This book studies what these changes are, focusing in particular on revealed information and commitment problems.

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1409470911

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Is This a Private Fight or Can Anybody Join?

The Spread of Interstate War

By: Assoc Prof Zachary C Shirkey

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The Spread of Interstate War

By: Assoc Prof Zachary C Shirkey

Some countries join interstate wars well after the war has begun, waiting months and often years, and thus changing their beliefs about the wisdom of entering a war. This volume examines why this might be so, focusing on unforeseen events in wars which cause neutral players to update their expectations about the trajectory of the war, therefore explaining why some wars spread while others do not. The author uses a combination of case studies and statistical analysis to test this theory: the Crimean War, the Franco-Prussian War, World War I, and a study of the spread of war since World War II. Designed for courses on and research into war and other international security issues, this book is a must read.

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Joining the Fray

Outside Military Intervention in Civil Wars

By: Assoc Prof Zachary C Shirkey

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Joining the Fray

Outside Military Intervention in Civil Wars

By: Assoc Prof Zachary C Shirkey

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Is This a Private Fight or Can Anybody Join?

The Spread of Interstate War

By: Assoc Prof Zachary C Shirkey

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The Spread of Interstate War

By: Assoc Prof Zachary C Shirkey

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Joining the Fray

Joining the Fray

Is This a Private Fight or Can Anybody Join?

Is This a Private Fight or Can Anybody Join?

Joining the Fray

Joining the Fray

Is This a Private Fight or Can Anybody Join?

Is This a Private Fight or Can Anybody Join?

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