John A. Vasquez is Thomas B. Mackie Scholar in International Relations at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

'This outstanding book is a successor to its influential predecessor, The War Puzzle.' Patrick James, Peace and Change

• Preface; Part I. Preliminaries: Introduction; 1. Conceptualizing war; 2. Types of war; 3. Power politics and war; Retrospective commentary on Part I; Part II. The Onset and Expansion of Wars of Rivalry: 4. Territorial contiguity as a source of conflict leading to war; 5. The realist road to war; 6. The domestic prerequisites of wars of rivalry; 7. Explaining World War: its scope, severity and duration; 8. Peace; 9. Conclusion: solving the puzzle of war; Retrospective commentary on Part II; Part III. Findings on the Steps to War, 1994–2008: 10. Research findings on territory, war and peace; 11. Research findings on power politics and war; Appendix I. Propositional summary; Appendix II. Major findings on the steps to war.

John A. Vasquez is Thomas B. Mackie Scholar in International Relations at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

'This outstanding book is a successor to its influential predecessor, The War Puzzle.' Patrick James, Peace and Change

• Preface; Part I. Preliminaries: Introduction; 1. Conceptualizing war; 2. Types of war; 3. Power politics and war; Retrospective commentary on Part I; Part II. The Onset and Expansion of Wars of Rivalry: 4. Territorial contiguity as a source of conflict leading to war; 5. The realist road to war; 6. The domestic prerequisites of wars of rivalry; 7. Explaining World War: its scope, severity and duration; 8. Peace; 9. Conclusion: solving the puzzle of war; Retrospective commentary on Part II; Part III. Findings on the Steps to War, 1994–2008: 10. Research findings on territory, war and peace; 11. Research findings on power politics and war; Appendix I. Propositional summary; Appendix II. Major findings on the steps to war.

John A. Vasquez is Thomas B. Mackie Scholar in International Relations at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

'This outstanding book is a successor to its influential predecessor, The War Puzzle.' Patrick James, Peace and Change

• Preface; Part I. Preliminaries: Introduction; 1. Conceptualizing war; 2. Types of war; 3. Power politics and war; Retrospective commentary on Part I; Part II. The Onset and Expansion of Wars of Rivalry: 4. Territorial contiguity as a source of conflict leading to war; 5. The realist road to war; 6. The domestic prerequisites of wars of rivalry; 7. Explaining World War: its scope, severity and duration; 8. Peace; 9. Conclusion: solving the puzzle of war; Retrospective commentary on Part II; Part III. Findings on the Steps to War, 1994–2008: 10. Research findings on territory, war and peace; 11. Research findings on power politics and war; Appendix I. Propositional summary; Appendix II. Major findings on the steps to war.