This project examines the phenomenon of weaker states attacking stronger adversaries in the international system. It draws on the existing literature and establishes an argument based on the Offense-Defense balance, explaining that states' perceptions of a favorable offense-defense balance is crucial to explaining their decision-making and the timing of war initiation
Why are some wars longer than others? Offense-defense theorists have assumed that wars are shorter a...
Asymmetry in warfare is not a new phenomenon. Historically, it has been observed that on various occ...
Asymmetry in warfare is not a new phenomenon. Historically, it has been observed that on various occ...
This project examines the phenomenon of weaker states attacking stronger adversaries in the internat...
The relative ease of attack and defense—the offense-defense balance (ODB), is a widely used explanat...
The relative ease of attack and defense—the offense-defense balance (ODB), is a widely used explanat...
Defense Analysis PosterIn the literature on asymmetric warfare there is a great deal of disagreement...
Under what conditions do violent nonstate actors (VNA) succeed against states? Why does David someti...
Under what conditions do violent nonstate actors (VNA) succeed against states? Why does David someti...
Proponents of offense-defense theory (ODT) contend that the offense-defense balance (ODB) forms the ...
This thesis builds on the research and ideas of the school of thought that believes strategy is the ...
The systemic offense–defense theory argues that the security dilemma and the risk of war become doub...
The systemic offense–defense theory argues that the security dilemma and the risk of war become doub...
Critics of international relations research point out that most theories of war have paid too much a...
Asymmetric Conflicts from 1989 - 2001 in quantitative analysis Abstract Following paper discuses two...
Why are some wars longer than others? Offense-defense theorists have assumed that wars are shorter a...
Asymmetry in warfare is not a new phenomenon. Historically, it has been observed that on various occ...
Asymmetry in warfare is not a new phenomenon. Historically, it has been observed that on various occ...
This project examines the phenomenon of weaker states attacking stronger adversaries in the internat...
The relative ease of attack and defense—the offense-defense balance (ODB), is a widely used explanat...
The relative ease of attack and defense—the offense-defense balance (ODB), is a widely used explanat...
Defense Analysis PosterIn the literature on asymmetric warfare there is a great deal of disagreement...
Under what conditions do violent nonstate actors (VNA) succeed against states? Why does David someti...
Under what conditions do violent nonstate actors (VNA) succeed against states? Why does David someti...
Proponents of offense-defense theory (ODT) contend that the offense-defense balance (ODB) forms the ...
This thesis builds on the research and ideas of the school of thought that believes strategy is the ...
The systemic offense–defense theory argues that the security dilemma and the risk of war become doub...
The systemic offense–defense theory argues that the security dilemma and the risk of war become doub...
Critics of international relations research point out that most theories of war have paid too much a...
Asymmetric Conflicts from 1989 - 2001 in quantitative analysis Abstract Following paper discuses two...
Why are some wars longer than others? Offense-defense theorists have assumed that wars are shorter a...
Asymmetry in warfare is not a new phenomenon. Historically, it has been observed that on various occ...
Asymmetry in warfare is not a new phenomenon. Historically, it has been observed that on various occ...