Why Minor Powers Risk Wars with Major Powers: A Comparative Study of the Post-Cold War Era

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Marinko Bobić

Why Minor Powers Risk Wars with Major Powers

A Comparative Study of the Post-Cold War Era

Marinko Bobić

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Bristol University Press
01 November 2019

International relations; Diplomacy; Geopolitics

Through a range of case studies spanning the post-Cold War period in Iraq, Moldova and Serbia, this innovative book breaks new ground in its study of asymmetric conflicts where warring sides exhibit vast power differentials.

It uses multiple theories to examine the different pathways that encourage minor powers to engage in both offensive and defensive wars that they are likely to lose, analysing domestic crisis as a key catalyst and considering ways to mitigate conditions that drive conflict.

The author provides an important framework that can be applied to contemporary conflicts in Syria and elsewhere.

By: Marinko Bobić
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529205206
ISBN 10: 1529205204
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 01 November 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; In Search of a Theory of Minor Powers in Interstate Asymmetric Conflict; Pathways to Conflict Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA); Iraq: Military Confrontation with the United States and its Thirty-Three Allies; Moldova: Military Confrontation with Russian Forces; Serbia: Military Confrontation with NATO; Conclusion: Dealing with Complexity, Defeat and Beliefs.

Marinko Bobić is a Lecturer at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University.

Reviews for Why Minor Powers Risk Wars with Major Powers: A Comparative Study of the Post-Cold War Era

“For too long, scholars have ignored the motivations of minor powers. Bobic uses elite interviews and a multi-method approach to identify pathways that lead small states to challenge great powers.” J. Tyson Chatagnier, University of Houston