Understanding the impact of extreme war outcomes on future fights
Conflict Management and Peace Science
Published online on August 05, 2026
Abstract
Conflict Management and Peace Science, Ahead of Print.
Why do some defeated states remain peaceful while others quickly return to conflict? Here, I argue that the severity of wartime defeat shapes postwar behavior by suppressing and redirecting the conflict tendencies of losing states. Absolute outcomes, such ...
Why do some defeated states remain peaceful while others quickly return to conflict? Here, I argue that the severity of wartime defeat shapes postwar behavior by suppressing and redirecting the conflict tendencies of losing states. Absolute outcomes, such ...