Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1:Economy, Factor of Peace or War. A Theoretical Dichotomy Which Appeared with Political Economy During the 18th Century 1. National Power Benefits From The Economy2. Economy as a Factor of Peace3. The Hesitations and Internal Differences within each Perspective of the Economy as a Factor of War and Peace Part Two: War and Peace, Resultant of an Economic System. New Economic Analyses on Defence-Related Issues Since the Mid-19th Century 4. War and the Threat of War at the Heart of the Capitalism System Functioning5. Turbulence Inherent to Capitalism Part Three: From New Debates Opened by Economics on Peace and War Factors to Resurgence of the Political Economy's Perspective6. Peace and War Factors Revealed by the Economic Science7. The Strategic Dimension of Political Economy and the Concept of 'Economic War'.