Forecasting is difficult, especially about the future: Using contentious issues to forecast interstate disputes

Journal of Peace Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-31

  Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede ^a   Ward, Michael D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

conflict; forecasting; incompatibilities; issues; prediction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873448552     PISSN: 00223433     EISSN: 14603578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022343312449033     Document Type: Article

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