War Aims and War Outcomes Why Powerful States Lose Limited Wars

Patricia Lynne Sullivan

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Why are states with tremendous advantages in capabilities and resources often unable to attain even limited objectives vis-a-vis much weaker adversaries? The theory I develop focuses on how the nat...

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