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Does Chain-Ganging cause the outbreak of war / Tierney, Dominic

Tierney, Dominic	Journal Article
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2011.

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Realists have argued that fears over the defection or defeat of an ally can draw states into wars against their broader interests ("chain-ganging"). However, the logic underpinning chain-ganging theory is flawed, and the paradigmatic case-World War I-is not an instance of chain-ganging causing the outbreak of war. The paper draws on recent literatures on alliance restraint and the origins of World War I to provide the first extensive critique of chain-ganging theory, examines the impact on chain-ganging of a number of factors including power and interests, and suggests policy implications for an emerging multipolar system.

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Six Day War ; Chain-Ganging ; Outbreak ; Tierney, Dominic ; World War I

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Outbreak of the Polish-Soviet war: a Polish perspective / Borzecki, Jerzy

Borzecki, Jerzy	Journal Article
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There is much confusion on the issue of when the Polish-Soviet war broke out. Various authors hold that the war started anywhere between late 1918 and early 1920. It is arguable, though, that from a Polish perspective the war began with the January 1919 Soviet attack on the city of Wilno (Vilnius), defended by its Polish inhabitants. Since Poles widely believed the Wilno region to be a part of Polish national territory, the government in Warsaw felt it had little choice but to treat the attack as a casus belli.

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Outbreak ; Polish-Soviet War ; Polish Perspective

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