Using the Uppsala Conflict Data Program's Conflict Termination Dataset, 1946-2007, we investigate determinants of war … duration—how long war lasts before the onset of peace. We provide an exposition of the nature of the data and of the … transformations statistical issues involved in quantifying the dynamics of conflict, in particular the onset of peace. Various …

Using the Uppsala Conflict Data Program's Conflict Termination Dataset, 1946-2007, we investigate determinants of war … duration—how long war lasts before the onset of peace. We provide an exposition of the nature of the data and of the … transformations statistical issues involved in quantifying the dynamics of conflict, in particular the onset of peace. Various …

capability of resulting alliances and, consequently, decreases the amount of militarized conflict. In order to measure the … finds that relational similarity better explains observed patterns of conflict than existing measures. …

That military expenditure and conflict have adverse consequences for development is unsurprising but important. The … effectively reduce the risk of internal conflict. Development, not military deterrence, is the best strategy for a safer society. …

Can a country achieve its development goals or, at least, its economic growth goals when it faces forty years of war … last cease-fire), a civil war pitted the ruling MPLA party against the main rebel group, UNITA. Macroeconomic performance … conditions on Angola's development, under circumstances of war, and speculates on Angola's immediate future. The article argues …

The article discusses some of the economic effects of war in northern Mozambique. It indicates how the historical and … structural features of the economy of northern Mozambique restricted post-war reconstruction and post-war poverty alleviation … communication infrastructure, and weak political and state institutions. The specific nature of the internal war further weakened …

of modern war. The article challenges these assumptions, noting the military origins and nature of most military …