Strike When They Aren't Looking: Great Power Crises and Civil War Onset

• In Event: Global Politics of Civil Conflicts

Brief Overview

The systemic determinants of civil war onset have received relatively little attention in recent research. We demonstrate that systemic crises are a significant driver of civil conflict in small states with alliance ties to the affected great powers.

Authors

• David B Carter, Washington University in St Louis

• Ipek Ece Sener, Washington University in St. Louis