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

Using case studies spanning the post-Cold War period in Iraq, Moldova and Serbia, this book breaks new ground in its study of asymmetric conflicts where warring sides exhibit vast power differentials. Analysing both offensive and defensive wars, it considers the multiple pathways that encourage minor powers to engage in asymmetric disputes and provides an important framework for understanding contemporary conflicts elsewhere.

About the author

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

Summary

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

Product details

• Authors: Marinko Bobi?, Marinko Bobi¿, Marinko Bobic
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781529205206
• ISBN: 978-1-5292-0520-6
• No. of pages: 234
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 240 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 520 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Geopolitik