Int Rel Theo War

224 Index

Bipolar systems: causes of war
by periods, 106t; causes of war
by polarity models, 107t, 153t;
combined length of six instances of
polarity models, 68t; definition of,
14; stability under, 28, 29t, 78–80,
97–101, 152; territorial outcomes
under, 32–33, 118, 119t, 127–130,
147–149t, 156
Bismarck, Otto von, 8, 127
Brexit, 158
Buck-passing, 3, 9, 26, 58, 59
Bush, George H. W., 51–52
Bush, George W., 144, 157

Catching the buck, 3, 9, 26, 58
Central wars: and anarchy principle,
34; causes of wars by periods,
106 t; causes of wars by polarity
models, 107t, 153; constraints
dictating the territorial results of
wars, 35t; definition of, 14, 30; and
homeostasis principle, 34; identical
to major wars in bipolar systems,
14, 30, 32, 35t; and stability, 81–82,
91, 96–97, 100, 152; and territorial
outcomes, 30, 120, 123; territorial
outcomes in bipolar systems, 32, 35t,
127, 154, 156; territorial outcomes in
multipolar systems, 33–34, 35t, 65t,
123–124, 154; territorial outcomes in
unipolar systems, 31, 35t, 156
Cession, 5, 13, 22–23, 30; definition of,
22; and territorial outcomes in polar
systems, 110–117t, 119–122t
Changkufeng War, 77, 78t, 116t
Clash of Civilizations theory, 156
Cold War, 6, 11, 51–52, 63, 69, 100–102,
104–105, 151, 156, 159
Colonialism, 20, 94
Conquest, 5, 13, 22–23, 30, 76t, 77t;
definition of, 22; Hitler’s conquests,
127; realism on, 51; and territorial
outcomes in polar systems, 110–117t,
119–122t
Conquest of Ethiopia, 77, 77t, 115t
Constructivism, 36, 38

Containment, 51

Crimean War, 73, 75, 83–88, 97, 100,

110 t, 124

Durability of international systems,

15–16; change from anarchic to

hierarchical structure, 15; change

in existing polarity model, 16;

definition of, 15; and economic

strength, 16; and exploitation of

opportunities, 16; and transhistorical

principles (anarchy and

homeostasis), 15–16

Economic power, 2, 10, 50–52, 157

Erdog ̆ an, Recep Tayyip, 158

Expansion of influence, 19–23; and

colonialism, 20; definition of, 19–20;

and economic international regimes,

20–21; and formation of regions of

influence, 20; and globalization, 21;

and imperialism, 20; and security,

20–21; and territorial outcomes of

polar powers at end of wars, 21–23

Extrastate wars, 14

First World War, 9, 44, 46, 76, 77t,

83–84, 88–97, 101, 112–115t, 126,

139

First Russo-Turkey War, 78, 78t, 119t

Franco–Prussian War, 16, 44, 76, 76t,

79, 93, 111t, 124, 125, 149t

Franco-Thai War #145, 77, 78t, 117t

Franco-Turkish War, 77, 77, 115t

Gaddafi, Muammar, 6, 157

Gilpin, Robert, 9

Globalization, 21

Gulf War, 9, 52, 103; and stability, 80,

80 t; and territorial outcomes, 8,

108, 130, 149t; and transition from

bipolar to unipolar system, 130

Heraclitus, 25

Hezbollah, 42–43, 157

Homeostasis principle, 3; and anarchy

principle, 42–47; and feedback