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1989 explores the momentous events following the fall of the Berlin Wall and the effects they have had on our world ever since. Based on documents, interviews, and television broadcasts from Washington, London, Paris, Bonn, Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow, and a dozen other locations, 1989 describes how Germany unified, NATO expansion began, and Russia got

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What turns rich nations into great powers How do wealthy countries begin extending their influence abroad In From Wealth to Power, Fareed Zakaria seeks to answer these questions by examining the case of a rising power in modern history-that of the United States.

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America and Russia were both willing to live with the status quo in Europe. What then could have generated the kind of conflict that might have led to a nuclear holocaust This book focuses on the central question of how a stable international system came into being during the Cold War period.

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Shows that bankers dread war - an aversion rooted in pragmatism, not idealism. This book also shows that, when faced with the prospect of war or international political crisis, national financial communities favor caution and demonstrate a marked aversion to war.

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Demonstrates that European influence on decision-making processes in Washington during the Cold War worked through three mechanisms: norms prescribing consultations among the allies; use of domestic pressures for leverage in trans-atlantic interactions; and, trans-national and trans-governmental coalitions among societal and bureaucratic actors.

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Sets out to answer two empirical questions. Is there a substantively consistent and temporally persistent Chinese strategic culture If so, to what extent has it influenced China's approaches to security This work focuses on the Ming dynasty's grand strategy against the Mongols (1368-1644).

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In June 1994 the United States went to war with North Korea. Leon Sigal offers a look at how the Korean nuclear crisis originated, escalated, and was ultimately defused. He discloses the details of the buildup to confrontation, American refusal to engage in diplomatic give-and-take, the Carter mission, and the diplomatic deal of October 1994.

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Can foreign invaders successfully exploit industrial economies This work demonstrates that expansion can, in fact, provide rewards to aggressor nations. It argues that invaders can exploit industrial societies for short periods of time and can maintain control and economic performance over the long term.

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The Berlin Wall was the symbol of the Cold War. This book tells the behind-the-scenes story of the communists' decision to build the Wall in 1961. It portrays the different approaches favored by the East Germans and the Soviets to stop the exodus of refugees to West Germany.

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Did bilateral and regional bargaining choke off international commerce and finance in the 1930s and prolong the Great Depression This title shows how economic discrimination can foster international economic openness by facilitating political exchange.

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Does growing economic interdependence among great powers increase or decrease the chance of conflict and war Liberals argue that the benefits of trade give states an incentive to stay peaceful. Realists contend that trade compels states to struggle for vital raw materials and markets. Moving beyond the stale liberal-realist debate, Economic Interd

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Should the US pursue its security unilaterally or in cooperation with others If the latter, how can its interests be best protected against opportunism by untrustworthy partners This book attempts to explain security relations from an institutionalist approach.

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When George C Marshall became Secretary of State in January of 1947, he asked George F Kennan to head a new component in the department's structure - the Policy Planning Staff. This title scrutinizes Kennan's subsequent influence over foreign policymaking during the crucial years from 1947 to 1950.

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A comprehensive interpretations of the relationship between East and West Germany and of the problems of contemporary German unity. It dissects the complex process by which East and West German leaders moved over the years from first pursuing the ideal of German unity, to accepting what they believed to be the inescapable reality of division.

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Is the world destined to suffer endless cycles of conflict and war Can rival nations become partners and establish a lasting and stable peace This title provides an account of how nations escape geopolitical competition and replace hostility with friendship. It explores how adversaries can transform enmity into amity.