Author: Charles L. Glaser
Publisher/Publication: Annual Review of Political Science
Volume/Issue: 3
DOI/ISBN: 10.1146/annurev.polisci.3.1.251
Abstract: The author of this essay reviews the literature on causes of arms races, their consequences, and the conditions for a state engaging into an arms race if deemed necessary. One of the key reviews of the qualitative literature on the study of arms races, especially within the greater Realist Paradigm.