Why Countries Cut Ties in Peacetime

Why do states formally sever diplomatic relations with other states, when there is no recent history of military conflict or threat thereof between them? In this paper, I argue that before the 1960’s diplomatic sanctions were a prelude to war,

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Why Countries Cut Ties in Peacetime

Why do states formally sever diplomatic relations with other states, when there is no recent history of military conflict or threat thereof between them? In this paper, I argue that before the 1960’s diplomatic sanctions were a prelude to war,

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