German Perceptions of the Triple Entente after 1911: Their Mounting Apprehensions Reconsidered
After 1911, Germany felt increasingly threatened by the Triple Entente. Secret intelligence from the Russian embassy in London revealed a growing cohesion among the Triple Entente partners: Britain, Russia, and France. In particular, Berlin feared the success of Raymond Poincare of France, first as premier and then later as President, as he worked to convert the entente with London into an alliance and to reinforce alliance ties with Russia. In the summer of 1914 came the murders at Sarajevo of Habsburg Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. When Vienna decided to punish Serbia, Berlin agreed to support them in the belief that Russia would not back Serbia. But even if Russia did support Serbia, better a war now than later. Rather than be intimidated, Russia took escalatory actions of its own to help Serbia and their French ally. The First World War was the result.
Forum on the Spread of War, 1914-1917: A Dialogue between Political Scientists and Historians
The First World War has been the most studied war of any in human history. In part this has been because of its impact and in part because of the complicated and rich theoretical questions it raised. It would seem that little could be said that has not been said before. This is hardly the case, as new evidence still comes to light and new methodologies arise that have not yet been applied. This forum hopes to add to our insights about the First World War by doing three things. First, it utilizes a methodology that has been successful in other areas of social science—network analysis. Second, it applies the methodology to a question that has been somewhat understudied with regard to the First World War—the diffusion of war. Third, it revisits a persistent theoretical question within international relations—the relationship between systemic conditions and foreign policy decision making. The forum also does something that is often advocated and occasionally done, but not as often as it should be—generate a dialogue between quantitative political scientists and diplomatic historians.

Although network analysis has a long history in sociology and has been applied extensively to study terrorism, albeit mostly in a descriptive vein, it is only beginning to be used within international relations (e.g., Maoz 2011). We believe that social network analysis is particularly relevant to the question of the diffusion of war. Networks map the linkages—how strong and dense they are–between actors. As such, they provide ex ante a map of how war might spread once it breaks out. In Essay 1 of the Forum (Vasquez et al. 2011) we present a network analysis of the main diffusion processes that we think were at work in the spread of the First World War. Given the interdisciplinary audience, we …
Timber, its nature and behaviour
Preface. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1 - Structure of Timber. Chapter 2 - Appearance of Timber in Relation to its Structure. Chapter 3 - Mass Volume Relationships. Chapter 4 - Movement in Timber. Chapter 5 - Flow in Timber. Chapter 6 - Deformation Under Load. Chapter 7 - Strength and Failure in Timber. Chapter 8 - Durability of Timber. Chapter 9 - Processing of Timber. Index.