| ID | 103940 |
| Title Proper | Initiation and spread of the first world war |
| Other Title Information | interdependent decisions |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Levy, Jack S |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The ConflictSpace framework begins with the assumption that the factors leading a war to spread are different from the factors leading to the initiation of war. I argue that the presumed analytic separation of the initiation and spread of war is misleading because leaders' expectations of how a war might spread have a significant effect on their decisions to initiate war. I demonstrate this for the July 1914 crisis, and in the process I question Vasquez et al.'s argument that the key to the outbreak of the war lies in the Austro-Serbian relationship. I end by suggesting that the impact of the anticipated spread of war on the initiation of war probably varies across cases and constitutes an empirical question to investigate. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Policy Analysis Vol. 7, No. 2; Apr 2011: p.183-188 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Policy Analysis Vol. 7, No. 2; Apr 2011: p.183-188 |
| Key Words | First World War ; Spread of War ; World War I ; Austro - Serbian Relationship |