The Janus of Revolutionary Leaders: Leader's Prior Rebel Experience, Domestic Strife, and International Conflict

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Brief Overview

This paper examines whether rebel leaders will initiate an international conflict when they are faced with domestic strife. I find that rebel leaders’ inclination to foreign aggression is contingent on the severity level of the domestic strife.

Author

• Ruolin Su, University of Pennsylvania