5. The Distribution of Power and Military Conflict

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface. Interstate Competition in a Heterogeneous World: The Importance of Understanding Violent Peace ix
4. Part 1. The Issue
5. 1. The Origins of Violent Peace: Explaining the Use of Force in Foreign Policy 3
6. 2. Latin America’s Violent Peace 28
7. Part 2. Analyzing Latin America’s Violent Peace
8. 3. The Myth of Hegemonic Management 55
9. 4. Democracy, Restrained Leadership and the Use of Military Force 84
10. 5. The Distribution of Power and Military Conflict 109
11. 6. Military Leadership and the Use of Force: Illustrations from the Beagle Channel Dispute 132
12. 7. Democracies and the Use of Force: Suggestions from the Ecuador– Peru Dispute 160
13. Part 3. Conclusion
14. 8. Militarized Bargaining in Latin America: Prospects for Diminishing Its Use 193
15. Appendix 210
16. Notes 213
17. Bibliography 263
18. Index 287