When the Stakes Are High: Deterrence and Conflict among Major Powers

When the Stakes Are High is based on the premise that powers have continually played a decisive role in international conflicts. Consequently, one of the key questions concerns the conditions that are likely to trigger or abate dispute escalation into major power conflicts. In this book, Vesna Danilovic provides a rigorous theoretical and empirical analysis of these conditions.

Since the most precarious and common form of dispute between major powers arises over third nations, the author's ...