We investigate the role of networks of alliances in preventing (multilateral) interstate wars. We first show that, in the absence of international trade, no network of alliances is peaceful and stable. We then show that international trade induces peaceful and stable networks: Trade increases the density of alliances so that countries are less vulnerable to attack and also reduces countries' in...

he short answer is yes. At this oint in time, it seems that the soalled slice wars with regard to the umber of slices provided per comuted tomographic (CT) gantry roation may be reaching a plateau. At he same time, increasing concerns bout radiation dose due to CT exminations are fueling the efforts to educe radiation dose and leading o the beginning of the so-called ose wars. Since 1998, there...

While all the lessons of Operation Iraqi Freedom will not be known for some time, one already seems clear: large, well-armed ground forces are still needed for many expeditionary wars. Heavy U.S. Army forces, however, still lack the capacity to deploy overseas swiftly enough to wage these wars. The result is a deficiency in the capacity of U.S. military forces to prosecute modern wars in distan...