When the stakes are high deterrence and conflict among major powers /

Danilovic, Vesna, 1961-

When the stakes are high deterrence and conflict among major powers / [electronic resource] : Vesna Danilovic. - Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2002. - xv, 294 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-279) and index.

Introduction -- Major powers and global contenders -- Deterrence and conflict -- Balance of power and power shifts : global interests at stake -- Credibility and geopolitics : regional interests at stake -- Resolve and domestic costs : internal interests at stake -- Predicting major power conflicts : high stakes or costly signals? -- Theoretical and policy implications.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780472026821 (electronic bk.)




Balance of power--History.
World politics.
International relations.
Security, International.


Electronic books.

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