Perils of Anarchy: Contemporary Realism and International Security
Current debates about the nature of international politics have centered on the clash between supporters and critics of realism. The Perils of Anarchy brings together a number of recent essays written in the realist tradition. It includes realist interpretations of the collapse of the Cold War order and of the emerging order that has replaced it, the sources of alignment and aggression, and the causes of peace. A final section provides a counterpoint by raising criticisms of and alternatives...
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Current debates about the nature of international politics have centered on the clash between supporters and critics of realism. The Perils of Anarchy brings together a number of recent essays written in the realist tradition.
The ContributorsAcknowledgmentsPrefacePt. IRealism and International Order, Old and NewRealism and the End of the Cold War3The Emerging Structure of International Politics42Back to the Future: Instability in Europe After the Cold War78The Unipolar Illusion: Why New Great Powers Will Rise130Pt. IIRealism on the Sources of Alignment and AggressionThe Spoils of Conquest179Alliance Formation and the Balance of World Power208Bandwagoning for Profit: Bringing the Revisionist State Back In249Pt. IIIRealism and the Causes of PeaceKant or Cant: The Myth of the Democratic Peace287The False Promise of International Institutions332Realists as Optimists: Cooperation as Self-Help377Pt. IVReal Flaws? Criticisms of RealismHistorical Reality vs. Neo-realist Theory421Realism and Domestic Politics: A Review Essay462Institutions and Cooperation: Sanctions During the Falkland Islands Conflict484
