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Aaron Friedberg argues that anti-statist inclinations prevented Cold War anxieties from transforming the United States into the garrison state it might have become in their absence.

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States are more likely to engage in risky and destabilizing actions such as military buildups and preemptive strikes if they believe their adversaries pose a tangible threat. This book draws on a wealth of historical archival evidence to shed new light on how world leaders and intelligence organizations actually make these assessments.

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States are more likely to engage in risky and destabilizing actions such as military buildups and preemptive strikes if they believe their adversaries pose a tangible threat. This book draws on a wealth of historical archival evidence to shed new light on how world leaders and intelligence organizations actually make these assessments.

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Examines the causes and consequences of a major transformation in both domestic and international politics: the shift from dynastically legitimated monarchical sovereignty to popularly legitimated national sovereignty. This book analyzes the impact of Enlightenment discourse on politics in eighteenth-century Europe and the United States.

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In the second half of the twentieth century, the United States engaged in the most ambitious and far-reaching liberal order building the world had yet seen. This liberal international order has been one of the most successful in history in providing security and prosperity to more people. But in the last decade, the American-led order has been trou

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The contemporary organization of global violence is neither timeless nor natural, argues Janice Thomson. It is distinctively modern. In this book she examines how the present arrangement of the world into violence-monopolizing sovereign states evolved over the six preceding centuries.

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Examines why some states seek nuclear weapons while others renounce them. Looking at nine cases in East Asia and the Middle East, this book finds two distinct regional patterns. It shows how, in East Asia, the norm since the late 1960s has been to forswear nuclear weapons, and in the Middle East, the opposite is the case.

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Examining the reasoning and deterrence consequences of regional power nuclear strategies, this book demonstrates that these strategies matter greatly to international stability and it provides new insights into conflict dynamics across important areas of the world such as the Middle East, East Asia, and South Asia.

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Drawing on the American political experience, this title reveals how variations in domestic party politics and international power have led presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama to pursue strategies that differ widely in international ambition and cost.

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Trade is no longer the primary means of organizing international economic transactions; rather, where and how multinational corporations (MNCs) organize their production activities is the key integrating force of global commerce. The author shows that the globalization of production has led to a series of shifts in the global security environment.

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Explains foreign policy based on how states throughout the world have confronted the rapid emergence of a global economy and international institutions. This book uses a key issue - internationalization - to clarify other debates, from the notion of a democratic peace to the relevance of security dilemmas, and nationalism.

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Bringing theoretical and historical depth to the study of international relations, this book demonstrates that while shifts in military, economic, and other forms of material power cannot be overlooked, only ideas can explain how the world came to be organized into a system of sovereign states.

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Offers both a theory of how the domestic political context affects foreign policy decisions in general and a fresh interpretation of FDR's post-Munich policies based on the insights that the theory provides. This book develops a political approach to decision-making.

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Why did the Soviet Union squander the political leverage afforded by its trade subsidy to Eastern Europe Why did Soviet officials fail to bargain with resolve, to link subsidies to salient political issues, to make credible commitments, and to monitor the satellites' policies This book answers these questions and others.

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Tests the effects of socialization in international relations-to help explain why players on the world stage may be moved to cooperate when doing so is not in their material power interests. This book looks at China's participation in international security institutions during two crucial decades of the "rise of China," from 1980 to 2000.

(Paperback, Second Edition)

Originally published: A2000. With new preface and revised chapter nine by the author.

(Hardback, Second Edition)

Originally published: A2000. With new preface and revised chapter nine by the author.

(Paperback, Revised edition)

Offers a look at the politics behind international war crimes tribunals, combining analysis with investigative reporting and a broad historical perspective. This book explains that bringing war criminals to justice can be a military ordeal, a source of endless legal frustration, as well as a diplomatic nightmare.

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Shows that concerns that China might be prone to violent conflict over territory are overstated. Developing theories of cooperation and escalation in territorial disputes, this book explains China's willingness to either compromise or use force.

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Reveals how the Muslim world is in the throes of an ideological struggle that extends far beyond the Middle East, and how struggles like it have been a recurring feature of international relations since the dawn of the modern European state.

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What makes for war or for a stable international system Are there general principles that should govern foreign policy This title explores how historical work can throw light on these questions. It deals with specific problems - with such matters as nuclear strategy and US-European relations.