The nature of conflict

Quincy Wright

pp. 15-34

in: John Burton, Frank Dukes (eds), Conflict: readings in management and resolution, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 1990

Abstract

War is a species of conflict; consequently, by understanding conflict we may learn about the probable characteristics of war under different conditions and the methods most suitable for regulating, preventing, and winning wars.¹