Israeli, Ofer creator author. text bibliography Print books. cau ©2024 2019 monographic eng 232 pages "This book tries to answer two key questions. The first is why certain periods are more prone to war than others. The other is why certain wars that involve polar powers end with their territorial expansion whereas other wars end in their contraction or maintaining their territorial status. In conclusion, it is asked whether the polarity of the system affects these two outcomes, and if so, how"-- Introduction: International relations theory of war -- War : theory and analysis of results -- International relations theory of war -- Polarity of the system -- How the research is empirically examined -- The distribution of power and international outcomes : conclusions. Ofer Israeli. Includes bibliographical references and index. War (Philosophy) International relations Philosophy Balance of power Military history, Modern U21.2 .I775 2024 Israeli, Ofer, author. Santa Barbara, CA : Praeger Security International, [2019] (DLC) 2018058594 9798765136874 2019001304 au 190110 20250126083549.0 20806190 eng