Strategic Rivalries in World Politics: Position, Space and Conflict Escalation

Abstract

Part I. About Strategic Rivalries: 1. An introduction to strategic rivalries 2. Defining and identifying strategic rivalries in world politics 3. Describing strategic rivalries Part II. The Dangers of Strategic Rivalries: Crisis Behavior and Escalation: 4. Protracted conflict and crisis escalation 5. Serial crisis behavior and escalating risks Part III. Playing to Type: Spatial and Positional Issues in Strategic Rivalries: 6. Contiguity, space and position in the major power subsystem 7. Initiating and escalating positional and spatial rivalries Part IV. Filling in Some Steps to War: 8. Arms buildups and alliances in the steps-to-war theory 9. Contested territory and conflict escalation Part V. Strategic Rivalries and Conflict: 10. Inducements, facilitators, and suppressors.

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