Interstate War

Question 1

Leeds 2003

Answer 1

Anarchy in the international system makes promises have the potential to be dangerous. If the costs of violating an agreement are comparatively low and factors have changed since its formation, an agreement is vulnerable to violation.

Question 2

Jervis 1988

Answer 2

Misperception plays role in war. Underestimate willingness of status quo powers to fight (WWII), states exaggerate each other’s hostility (WWI)

Question 3

Russett 1993

Answer 3

Democratic peace is normative and structural

Question 4

Fearon 1995

Answer 4

Central puzzle of war is that wars occur even though they are costly. Agreement fail due to misrepresenting info and inability to commit

Question 5

Lecture

Answer 5

Bargaining range
Incomplete info, indivisibility, and commitment problem cause war under bargaining model (Kuwait invasion is incomplete info, Jerusalem is indivisibility, and golan heights is commitment)