The defense industry in the United Kingdom has experienced significant structural change since the end of the Cold War. Consolidation has occurred and overseas suppliers have entered while some domestic prime contractors have exited. The implications of consolidation for innovation have been...

On 18 June 2008, Chinese and Japanese authorities announced that they had reached a new consensus in their maritime territorial dispute in the East China Sea. This article explores the sustainability of this agreement in light of past Sino-Japanese cooperation on energy issues, both generally...

This article analyzes the allocation of the government budget to civilian and military expenditure by two rival countries that are involved in an arms race. We compare the consequences of myopic (period by period) planning versus rational (long-term) planning and show that although myopic...

We develop two extensions of the traditional deterrence game to examine the influence of third players, called Assassin and Donor, upon the behavior of a Challenger. The results present the optimal behavior of Challenger when Assassin and Donor are included in the traditional deterrence game....

The article examines the interaction of countries in the same region when making efforts to achieve stability. The leader in regional initiatives that foster stability is likely to be the most vulnerable member of the region because in the event of regional instability, the leader member will...

Two phenomena have been recently utilized to explain conflict onset: greed and grievance. The former reflects elite competition over valuable natural resource rents. The latter argues that grievance fuels conflict. Central to grievance are concepts of interethnic or horizontal inequality....

Eleven years ago, Mowery studied the role of defense-related R&D in the U.S. national system of innovation. The aim of this article is similar but is based on the European countries that signed the Letter of Intent, with a special focus on France. We first highlight the role of defense in the...

The authors have developed a qualitative geographic research tool for case studies of conflict areas. They believe it can furnish convincing evidence on war motivation. They have used the tool to analyze concrete military actions and decisions and to trace them back to what provoked them. They...

This article reviews progress toward an effective regime for maritime safety, security, and environmental protection in the Malacca and Singapore straits. Recent steps forward comprise enhanced arrangements for cooperative surveillance and patrols by the littoral states, and the introduction of...

This article investigates the extent to which the dominance of the United States (U.S.) dollar as an international currency has been contingent on American diplomacy rather than the prosecution of expensive wars. Four wars are examined, the Korean War (1950-1953), the Vietnam War (1964-1975),...