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

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Published: Summer 2014

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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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