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Abstract
Two approaches have exerted continuous influence on the study of coalition‐behaviour in situations of conflict. One has focused entirely on the working of “rational” factors and the other on that of residual factors, which, at least from the rationalistic perspective, seem to have distinct “irrational” undertones. The former has happened to be far more influential, but it is argued here that the latter should not be discounted for it may be highly relevant in certain type of situations. The Arab‐Israeli war. of 1967 is a telling case in point and it is used to illustrate the empirical validity of this contention.
“Nations begin in the minds of men … Conflict between nations also begins with human emotions, desires, ideas, and aspirations”.
R. Stagner