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competitive intervention, escalation control, and protracted conflict
Despite their untold human suffering, widespread destruction and loss, and far-reaching destabilization, the fires of many of the world's most violent civil wars continue to burn. In light of their devastating effects, how can we explain the intractability of costly and stalemated, yet seemingly endless, civil wars? By situating internal conflicts within the broader geopolitical environment in which they take place,' Wars Without End' provides an answer. It highlights the critical role of competitive intervention - opposing, simultaneous transfers of military assistance from different third-party states to both government and rebel combatants - in the dynamics, duration, and global prevalence of internal conflict.
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- List of Acronyms -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Theory of Competitive Intervention in Civil War -- 3 External Meddling in Internal War: Tracking Global Trends, 1946-2009 -- 4 Competitive Intervention and Protracted Civil War, 1946-2009 -- 5 The Angolan MPLA-UNITA Civil War, 1975-1991 -- 6 The Afghan Communist-Mujahideen Civil War, 1979-1992 -- 7 Conclusion: Extensions, Implications, and Future Trajectories -- Appendices -- References -- Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Conflits de longue durée (Science militaire)
Anderson, Noel (PhD in Political Science).
New York : Oxford University Press, 2025