Honors Theses
Date of Award
Spring 5-8-2025
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
Timothy Nordstrom
Second Advisor
Craig Morris
Third Advisor
Laura Huber
Relational Format
Thesis
Abstract
There are a multitude of variables that result in the occurrence of militarized conflicts. This paper seeks to analyze the impact of one specific variable: the adaptation of a technological advancement. To isolate this relationship my study controlled for a country’s form of government, gross domestic product, and number of military personnel by year. A regression of ordinary least squares was used to investigate the correlation between conflict initiation and military technologies. A country-year data set was constructed using data from the Correlates of War Militarized Interstate Dispute Data and data from Hariri and Wingender. Three case studies were analyzed in light of this data. The regression results were significant while the evaluation of the cases provided positive, yet inconclusive information on the relationship between technology and belligerence. Overall, the data supported my hypothesis that adopting military technology makes a country more belligerent.
Recommended Citation
King, Miriam, "The Impact of Technological Advancements on the Likelihood of Conflict" (2025). Honors Theses. 3342.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/3342
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