Date Thesis Awarded
5-2009
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
Government
Advisor
Amy Oakes
Committee Members
Dennis A. Smith
Christine Westberg
Abstract
This project examines the phenomenon of weaker states attacking stronger adversaries in the international system. It draws on the existing literature and establishes an argument based on the Offense-Defense balance, explaining that states' perceptions of a favorable offense-defense balance is crucial to explaining their decision-making and the timing of war initiation.
Recommended Citation
Ely, Alexander, "David vs. Goliath: Offense-Defense Theory and Asymmetric Wars" (2009). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 283.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/283
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Comments
Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.