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Militarized Interstate Disputes, 1816-1976

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  • Charles S. Gochman

    (Department of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh)

  • Zeev Maoz

    (Department of Political Science, University of Haifa)

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This article offers an empirical description and discussion of interstate conflict behavior. The basis is a recently completed data set consisting of all recorded instances of threats, displays, and uses of military force among states since 1816. We detail historical trends in the data and describe major dimensions of dispute behavior, including patterns of participation, duration, severity and escalation, regional distribution, and national dispute proneness. The following conclusions are suggested: First, patterns of dispute behavior have been more persistent over time than we often assume. Second, when these patterns have changed, the changes have been evolutionary in nature and have paralleled changes in the size and composition of the interstate system. Third, despite the diversity of the political units that constitute the interstate system, patterns of dispute behavior are generalizable across geographic boundaries.

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  • Charles S. Gochman & Zeev Maoz, 1984. "Militarized Interstate Disputes, 1816-1976," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 28(4), pages 585-616, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jocore:v:28:y:1984:i:4:p:585-616
    DOI: 10.1177/0022002784028004002
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    2. Cortes-Corrales, Sebastián & Gorny, Paul M., 2018. "Generalising Conflict Networks," MPRA Paper 90001, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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