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International relations

military and political elites' exaggerated belief in the advantage of attacking first, blamed as a cause of World War I.

In international relations, cult of the offensive refers to military and political elites' exaggerated belief in the advantage of attacking first, blamed as a cause of World War I. This meaning comes from Van Evera (1984) in International Security.[1]

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References

Van Evera, S. (1984). The Cult of the Offensive and the Origins of the First World War. International Security, 9(1), 58. https://doi.org/10.2307/2538636

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