The authors investigate the expectations generated by the “interaction
opportunity” model initially developed by Most and Starr for the study of
diffusion. The impact that borders and alliances have as
“treatments” on the overall war behavior of states is the focus
of study, looking at both individual and interactive effects. Using the war behavior
of all states in the system from 1815–1965, the analyses support the
expectations generated by the interaction opportunity model. The treatments of
warring border nations and warring alliance partners, of various types and
combinations, predispose states to be at war.
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