A Revised Look at Interstate Wars, 1816–2007

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ID6285865
AuthorsDan Reiter (0000-0001-9005-224X, Emory University, corresponding author), Allan C Stam (University of Virginia), Allan Stam (0000-0002-2533-9495, University of Virginia), Michael C Horowitz (0000-0002-3067-7157, University of Pennsylvania)
Year2016
Volume60
Issue5
Pages956-976
Publication date2016-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022002714553107
OpenAlexW2312694270
LanguageEN
Citations received35
References cited28

Interstate war data are critical for many important research areas in international relations. Scholars working in these areas frequently rely on the Correlates of War (COW) interstate war data. This article analyzes the COW interstate war data version 4.0, covering the years 1816 through 2007. Using COW coding criteria, the article finds that in more than 30 percent of the ninety-five COW interstate wars, codings of at least one of the key variables—existence of the war, list of participants, initiator, and outcome—needs to be revised. This article describes a revised data set on interstate wars that incorporates these revisions. The data set includes a metric for breaking apart large, multilateral wars such as the World Wars into component wars. For each participant in multilateral wars, it provides information on exactly which states that participant fought, and specific initiation and outcome codings for that participant

Economics · Outcome (game theory · Political science · World War II · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Military History and Strategy

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