Victory Through War or Victory Through Righteousness? Vijaya and dhammavijaya

Democracy, War Initiation, and Victory

A study was conducted to examine the effects of nation-states’ political institutions on state relations. War-fighting and selection-effects explanation were compared to explain why democracies were more likely to win wars. An analysis of all interstate wars between 1816 and 1982 revealed that democracies that initiate wars often win them. Results also suggest that domestic political structure ...

National Meeting Celebrates War Victory Day

Pyongyang, July 27 (KCNA) -A national meeting was held at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on Friday to celebrate the 59th anniversary of the victory of the Korean people in the Fatherland Liberation War. Present there were senior party, state and army officials including Kim Yong Nam, Choe Yong Rim, Choe Ryong Hae and Hyon Yong Chol, officials of party, military, power bodies, public organizations...

iran-iraq war: victory / defeat

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Symbolic Victory Signaling Strength through Battlefield Choice (Paper in Progress)

Strong states can fight riskier battles in order to signal their strength and conclude wars. I open with the broad question, why do some battles end wars, while others do not? I argue that Clausewitz’ conception of decisive victory does not describe the majority of war-deciding engagements. The larger literature on bargaining and war proves equally unhelpful: while it predicts war termination s...

Comeback victory.