When, why, and how do countries move from hostile to peaceful relations, and sometimes
even friendship? We draw on the interstate peace literature to identify two peace processes …

Successful Dissertation Writing guides students through the involved process of writing an
academic dissertation, develo** their ability to communicate ideas and research fluently …

Why do interstate rivalries end? In pursuit of this question, we advance a territorial theory of
rivalry, which bridges the limited theoretical work on rivalry termination, the logic of …

Rivalries are a fundamental aspect of all international interactions. The concept of rivalry
suggests that historic animosity may be the most fundamental variable in explaining and …

Rivalries are likely to persist as long as contentious issues remain unresolved. Due to
differing issue characteristics, some issues may be more intractable than others and …

Abstract When does the United States normalize its diplomatic relations with its adversaries?
This article introduces a theory of diplomatic normalization, focusing on the interaction …

The literature on international organizations (IGOs) and interstate conflict in world politics
produces a series of contradictory theoretical arguments and empirical findings about how …

Previous research shows that leader turnover and change in a leader's winning coalition are
associated with rivalry termination. However, this research often conflates change in …

Structural theories of international peace among democratic regimes have relied on two
distinct explanatory logics: democratic institutions may cause a state's foreign policy to tend …

Constructivists argue that international norms represent shared understandings of
appropriate behaviour which become universally accepted after their successful …