Niou, Emerson M. S.; Ordeshook, Peter C. - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 31 (1987) 3, pp. 387-419
Preventive wars are commonly defined as wars initiated by a major power to preempt an anticipated disadvantageous position in terms of resources or military capabilities owing to the differential growth rates of countries. This essay extends a game-theoretic model of the balance of power to...