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Regions and Powers
This book develops the idea that since decolonisation, regional patterns of security have become more prominent in international politics. The authors combine an operational theory …
War, States, and International Order
Who has the right to wage war? The answer to this question constitutes one of the most fundamental organizing principles of any international order. Under contemporary …
The Realist Tradition and the Limits of International Relations
Realism is commonly portrayed as theory that reduces international relations to pure power politics. Michael Williams provides an important reexamination of the Realist tradition …
From Cold War to Collapse
The 1980s was a decade of upheaval unprecedented since the conclusion of World War Two. In 1980 superpower détente had been abandoned and there was no sign of an end to the …
States, Nations, and the Great Powers
Why are some regions prone to war while others remain at peace? What conditions cause regions to move from peace to war and vice versa? This book offers a novel theoretical …
Security, Identity and Interests
Bill McSweeney addresses the central problem of international relations - security - and constructs a novel framework for its analysis. He argues for the unity of the …
Right and Wronged in International Relations
Brian Rathbun argues against the prevailing wisdom on morality in international relations, both the commonly held belief that foreign affairs is an amoral realm and the opposing …
Affective Communities in World Politics
Emotions underpin how political communities are formed and function. Nowhere is this more pronounced than in times of trauma. The emotions associated with suffering caused by war, …
Contesting Global Governance
This book argues that increasing engagement between international institutions and sectors of civil society is producing a new form of global governance. The authors investigate …
How the Weak Win Wars
How do the weak win wars? The likelihood of victory and defeat in asymmetric conflicts depends on the interaction of the strategies weak and strong actors use. Using statistical …
Rationality and the Analysis of International Conflict
In this book, Professor Nicholson outlines social scientific approaches to international relations and then describes the problems of rational decision-making in conflict …
The Republican Legacy in International Thought
Republicanism has enjoyed a revival of scholarly interest in several fields. In this book Nicholas Onuf provides the first major treatment of the republican way of thinking about …