Easy targets and the timing of conflict

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-215

  Bester, Helmut ^a   Konrad, Kai A ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Easy targets; Timing of conflict; War

Indexed keywords

EID: 16644396268     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0951629805050860     Document Type: Article

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