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Better Now Than Later: The Paradox of 1914 as Everyone's Favored Year for War

| Summer 2014

Summary

Why did all of the European continental great powers view 1914 as a favorable moment for war? An examination of this historical paradox reveals the limits of rationalist explanations and the bargaining theory of war.

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For Academic Citation: Snyder, Jack. “Better Now Than Later: The Paradox of 1914 as Everyone's Favored Year for War.” Quarterly Journal: International Security, vol. 39. no. 1. (Summer 2014):
71-94
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