Buhaug, Halvard - In: Conflict Management and Peace Science 27 (2010) 2, pp. 107-128
Kenneth Boulding’s (1962) notion of a loss-of-strength gradient (LSG) has been successfully applied to explain the military reach of states. The capability of a country (a.k.a. its national strength) is largest at its home base and declines as the nation moves away. Capable states are...