Waning of Major War

Raimo Varynen is Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA, and Director of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland.

"Historians and political scientists from North America and Europe met at Notre Dame University (US) in May 2001 and presented papers predicting that wars between major powers would become less and less likely; they have revised them for publication, but note that the perceived rise of terrorism since then does not impinge on their argument. Their 11 essays cover debating the past and future of major war, systemic causes of major wars and their decline, the international system and institutions, and long-term perspectives." --Reference & Research Book News

• Introduction, Raimo Väyrynen, Waning of Major War: Contending Views1. Paul W. Schroeder, Debating the Waning of Major War2. John Mueller, Does War Still Exist?3. Marie T. Henehen and John Vasquez, The Changing Probability of Interstate War, 1816-19924. Peter Wallensteen, Major War is Not Waning, Yet5. Martin van Creveld, The Decline of Major War: Nuclear Weapons and International Law6. T.V. Paul, Does the Risk of Nuclear War Belong to History?7. Kalevi J. Holsti, The Changing International System and the Decline of Major War8. Patrick M. Morgan, Multilateral Institutions and Major War9. Hendrik Spruyt, Normative Transformations in International Relations and the Waning of Major War10. William R. Thompson, Democratic Peace, Civil Society, and Major War11. Raimo Väyrynen, Capitalism, Peace, and WarRaimo Väyrynen, Conclusion