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'Why some crises escalate to war while others do not is a critical question for both theorists and policymakers. Vasquez and Owsiak answer with a masterful integration of theory, data, and history in a penetrating analysis of decision-making in fifteen of the most important international crises of the last hundred years.' Jack S. Levy, Rutgers University 'A theoretically and empirically rich examination of when and how international crises escalate to war and when they do not. This book offers fascinating materials on a wide range of cases in the modern era and the plausible explanations for their occurrence. New and old research findings on crises and war are assembled and evaluated for an easy to read, yet thorough analysis.' T. V. Paul, Distinguished James McGill Professor, Department of Political Science, McGill University and co-editor of International Organizations and Peaceful Change in World Politics (Cambridge University Press, 2025)

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John A. Vasquez is Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of The War Puzzle (Cambridge, 1993), The War Puzzle Revisited (Cambridge, 2009), The Power of Power Politics (Cambridge, 1999), The Steps to War (with Paul Senese), Territory, War, and Peace (with Marie Henehan), and Contagion and War: Lessons from the First World War (Cambridge, 2018). He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the APSA Conflict Processes Section and has served as the president of the Peace Science Society (International) and the International Studies Association. Andrew P. Owsiak is Professor of International Affairs and Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Georgia. His research concerns interstate conflict and its management. His recent published works include On Dangerous Ground (with Toby J. Rider, 2021), International Conflict Management (with J. Michael Greig and Paul F. Diehl, 2023), and various journal articles.

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