Party Initiating War

Associated Documents (1)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Otterbein, Keith F.The evolution of war: a cross-cultural study

Associated Hypotheses (3)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Otterbein, Keith F."The higher the level of political centralization, the less likely that war can be initiated by any member of the political community" (29)
Otterbein, Keith F."When war is initiated by a responsible party of the political community, it is likely that war will be initiated by announcement or by mutual agreement" (34)
Otterbein, Keith F."When war is initiated by a responsible party of the political community, it is likely that the tactical system will be based upon both lines and ambushes" (41)

Associated OCMs

  1. instigation of war