@article{ref1,
title="Reconfiguring The Arms Race-War Debate",
journal="Journal of peace research",
year="1998",
author="Diehl, Paul F. and Crescenzi, Mark J. C.",
volume="35",
number="1",
pages="111-118",
abstract="A recent article by Susan Sample purports to resolve a debate that has generated a great deal of scholarly attention over the past two decades, whether arms races are associated with the escalation of militarized disputes to war. In response, we outline a research agenda designed to reconfigure the arms race-war debate rather than to perpetuate the controversy. We argue for better theoretical specification of the arms race-war relationship, and for empirical tests to sort out whether this relationship is direct, indirect, or spurious. We also advocate some methodological changes including more longitudinal studies, a broader spatial domain to include minor powers, less reliance on military expenditure data, and multivariate (rather than bivariate) tests of the arms race-war relationship.<p />",
language="",
issn="0022-3433",
doi="10.1177/0022343398035001007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022343398035001007"
}