Crises, War, and Diplomacy

Lessons for World Politics
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-1-009-65209-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 450 Seiten

Why do some international crises between major states escalate to war while others do not? To shed light on this question, this book reviews fifteen such crises during the period 1815–present, including the Crimean War, The Franco-Prussian War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the 2022 Russia-Ukraine War. Each chapter places the crisis at hand in its historical context, provides a narrative of the case's events that focuses on the decision-makers involved, theoretically analyses the case's outcome in light of current research, and inductively draws some lessons from the case for both scholars and policymakers. The book concludes by exploring common patterns and drawing some broader lessons that apply to the practice of diplomacy and international relations theory. Integrating qualitative information with the rich body of quantitative research on interstate war and peace, this unique volume is a major contribution to crisis diplomacy and war studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vasquez, John A

Owsiak, Andrew P

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Foundations: Introduction; 1. Theoretical framework and research design; Part II. The post-Napoleonic nineteenth century: 2. The eastern crisis, 1839–1841; 3. The Crimean war; 4. The Italian war of Independence 1859–1860; 5. The Franco-Prussian war; Part III. The twentieth century through World War II: 6. The Russo-Japanese war; 7. The first and second Moroccan crisis; 8. The 1908–1909 Bosnian crisis; 9. July 1914; 10. Munich 1938; 11. Pearl harbor; Part IV. The Nuclear Era: 12. The Berlin crises: 13. The Cuban missile crisis; 14. The 1917–1973 'Cod War'; 15. The 2014 annexation of crimea/2022 Russia-Ukraine war; Part V. Conclusion: Lessons for World Politics; 16. Patterns; 17. General lessons.

Über Autor(innen)

Owsiak, Andrew P
Andrew P. Owsiak is Professor of International Affairs and Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Georgia. His research concerns interstate conflict and its management. His recent published works include On Dangerous Ground (with Toby J. Rider, 2021), International Conflict Management (with J. Michael Greig and Paul F. Diehl, 2023), and various journal articles.

Vasquez, John A
John A. Vasquez is Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of The War Puzzle (Cambridge, 1993), The War Puzzle Revisited (Cambridge, 2009), The Power of Power Politics (Cambridge, 1999), The Steps to War (with Paul Senese), Territory, War, and Peace (with Marie Henehan), and Contagion and War: Lessons from the First World War (Cambridge, 2018). He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the APSA Conflict Processes Section and has served as the president of the Peace Science Society (International) and the International Studies Association.