TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Reconfiguring The Arms Race-War Debate
JO  - Journal of peace research
A1  - Diehl, Paul F.
A1  - Crescenzi, Mark J. C.
SP  - 111
EP  - 118
VL  - 35
IS  - 1
N2  - 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 />
LA  - 
SN  - 0022-3433
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022343398035001007
ID  - ref1
ER  -