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How States Think The Rationality of Foreign Policy

Paperback • 2024 • English

How States Think The Rationality of Foreign Policy

By John J. Mearsheimer, Sebastian Rosato

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A groundbreaking examination of a central question in international relations: Do states act rationally? To understand world politics, you need to understand how states think. Are states rational? Much of international relations theory assumes that they are. But many scholars believe that political leaders rarely act rationally. The issue is crucial for both the study and practice of international politics, for only if states are rational can scholars and policymakers understand and predict th...Show more

Political structure and processes
Political leaders and leadership
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ISBN

9780300279870

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published year

2024

Language

English

Original title

How States Think The Rationality of Foreign Policy

Format

Paperback

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