List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction 2. A Hierarchical Equilibrium 3. The Long-Run Instability of Multipolar Systems 4. A Distribution of Extreme in Inequality 5. Conflict Overlap in Systemic Wars 6. The Balance of Power, Preponderance, and the Onset of War in Polarized Settings 7. Structural and Mobilization Wars 8. A Comparison between Two Systemic Wars 9. Alliance Durability 10. Normative Justifications 11. Conclusion: International Structure as an Information System; Mathematical Appendix A; Mathematical Appendix B; Tabular Appendix A; Tabular Appendix B; Tabular Appendix C; Bibliography; About the Author; Index
Biography
Manus I. Midlarsky
