What Have Sociologists Learned About the Causes and Character of War

question 84

Essay

What have sociologists learned about the causes and character of war? That is, why do nations go to war? What strategies seem able to prevent war? Finally, how is terrorism a new form of twenty-first century warfare?

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Definitions:

Capitalized Lease

A lease agreement accounted for as an asset and liability on the balance sheet, indicating ownership-like characteristics.

Lessee

The party in a lease agreement who obtains the right to use an asset in exchange for periodic lease payments.

Residual Value Guarantees

Promises made by lessees to lessors that the asset being leased will have a certain value at the end of the lease term.

Lessors

Parties that lease or rent out assets to lessees in exchange for periodic payments.