Before revision: The framework is established by Paul D. Senese and John A. Vasquez in the 2008 book The Steps to War: An Empirical Study, though many of key insights, such as the role of alliances, arms races, and territory in promoting escalation of disputes to war, have been elaborated in previous works.Vasquez 1983Gibler 1997 The Steps to War explanation makes two major contributions to the war literature.
After revision: The framework is established by Paul D. Senese and John A. Vasquez in the 2008 book The Steps To War: An Empirical Study, though many of key insights, such as the role of alliances, arms races, and territory in promoting escalation of disputes to war, have been elaborated in previous works.Vasquez 1983Gibler 1997 The Steps to War explanation makes two major contributions to the war literature.