Offense-defense theory : An empirical assessment

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-89

  Gortzak, Yoav ^a   Haftel, Yoram Z ^a   Sweeney, Kevin ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

International relations; Militarized interstate disputes; Offense defense balance; Offense defense theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 12944252857     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002704271280     Document Type: Review

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