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Preliminary Material /Daniel Druckman and Paul F. Diehl -- Introduction: Peace Operations and Their Evaluation /William Maley -- Peace Operation Success: The Evaluation Framework /Paul F. Diehl and Daniel Druckman -- Evaluating Peace Operations: The Case of Cambodia /Jeni Whalan -- Local Politics and International Partnerships: The UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) /Alex J. Bellamy and Paul D. Williams -- Evaluating the Timor-Leste Peace Operation /John Braithwaite -- Recurring Dilemmas in a Recurring Conflict: Evaluating the UN Mission in Liberia (2003–2006) /Jeremy Farrall -- Revisiting the Framework: Extensions and Refinements /Daniel Druckman and Paul F. Diehl -- Using a Framework to Evaluate Peace Operations: The Role of the United Nations /Ramesh Thakur -- Index /Daniel Druckman and Paul F. Diehl.

Power laws, scaling, and fractals in the most lethal international and civil wars / Claudio Cioffi-Revilla and Manus I. Midlarsky -- A neural network analysis of militarized disputes, 1885-1992: temporal stability and causal complexity / Monica Lagazio and Bruce Russett -- Statesmen, popular wisdom, and empirical realities in the study of conflict and war: extending the 'Predictors of war in history and in the state of the world message' / Zeev Maoz -- The national interest versus individual political ambition: democracy, autocracy, and the reciprocation of force and violence in militarized interstate disputes / Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and James Lee Ray -- Arms, alliances, and success in militarized disputes and wars, 1816-1992 / Volker Krausse -- Interventions as influence / Douglas Lemke and Patrick M. Regan -- The slow roasting of sacred cows: J. David Singer and the democratic peace / Errol A. Henderson -- Alliances, territorial disputes, and the probability of war: testing for interactions / Paul D. Senese and John A. Vasquez -- Toward a scientific theory of war / Daniel S. Geller

Peace Operation Success: A Comparative Analysis applies the framework in and Druckman and Diehl's award winning EVALUATING PEACE OPERATIONS to several recent cases of peace operations, including those in Cambodia, Cote d'Ivoire, Timor Leste, and Liberia

Paul F. Diehl and Charlotte Ku's new framework for international law divides it into operating and normative systems. The authors provide a theory of how these two systems interact, which explains how changes in one system precipitate changes and create capacity in the other. A punctuated equilibrium theory of system evolution, drawn from studies of biology and public policy studies, provides the basis for delineating the conditions for change and helps explain a pattern of international legal change that is often infrequent and sub-optimal, but still influential

"War and Peace in International Rivalry provides the first detailed analysis of international rivalries, the long-standing and often violent confrontations between the same pairs of states. The book addresses conceptual components of rivalries and explores the origins, dynamics, and termination of the most dangerous form of rivalry - enduring rivalries - since 1816"--Jacket

Klappentext: Covering subjects ranging from treaties and dispute resolution to the environment, human rights, and terrorism, this anthology reveals the influence of international law on political behavior. The third edition has been updated with 13 new chapters that discuss emerging actors and structures, address the most pressing current issues, and consider the future evolution of the international legal system.

pt. 1. Environmental degradation as a source of conflict. The case of South Africa / Val Percival, Thomas Homer-Dixon ; Causal pathways to conflict / Wenche Hauge, Tanja Ellingsen ; Demographic pressure and interstate conflict / Jaroslav Tir, Paul F. Diehl ; Demography, environment, and security / Jack A. Goldstone ; Water and conflict: rhetoric and reality / Steve C. Lonergan ; Resource constraints or abundance? / Bjørn Lomborg -- pt. 2. The reduction of environmental conflict. Democracy and the environment / Manus I. Midlarsky ; The limits and promise of environmental conflict prevention / Rodger A. Payne ; Fair division in the Spratly Islands conflict / David B.H. Denoon, Steven J. Brams ; Environmental cooperation and international peace / Ken Conca -- pt. 3. Environmental conflict: a future research agenda. Armed conflict and the environment / Nils Petter Gleditsch ; The environment and violent conflict / Daniel M. Schwartz, Tom Deligiannis, Thomas Homer-Dixon.

Cover -- The Puzzle of Peace -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- Part I: The Evolution of International Peace -- 2. Conceptualizing Interstate Peace and Constituting the International System -- 3. The Evolution of Peace 1900-2006 -- 4. Territorial Issues and the Evolution of Peace -- Part II: International Territorial Norms, Conflict Management, and Peace -- 5. The Development of Territorial Norms and the Norm against Conquest -- 6. Managing New States: Secession, Decolonization, and Peace -- 7. When Territorial Change Happens: The Norm of Uti Possidetis