No Greater Error: Negotiated Agreements and Their Effects on the Conclusion of Interstate War
Description:
Negotiated settlements, formal treaties to unilateral cease-fires, are often accepted to be the preferable method to end war. When negotiated agreements are used in the normal business of international politics they can be potentially helpful devices; however, when they are relied upon for a nation's security or war prevention and conclusion they can prove disastrous. It is the presence of force variables, and not the formality of an agreement which effectively concludes a war. I recategorize …
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Date:
December 2012
Creator:
Kendall, David F.