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Is war a rational instrument of state policy?

Asked in 1 year · 2016Appears in:International Relations
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This debate All debatesIn shortPositionsNewsPast questions (1)Same themeCan conventional military deterrence counter hybrid and asymmetric threats?Is the nation-state in decline, or does it remain the central international actor?Has nuclear deterrence (balance of terror) prevented major war?

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Clausewitzian and realist view, 20th-century cases, costs versus gains, counter-arguments, a reasoned conclusion
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2016 · CSS International Relations · ExplainIs war a rational act of state policy? Explain in view of the wars fought in the 20th century. Outline it
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2016
CSS · International Relations · Explain

Is war a rational act of state policy? Explain in view of the wars fought in the 20th century.

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