Synopsis
"A superb book.…Mearsheimer has made a significant contribution to our understanding of the behavior of great powers."—Barry R. Posen, The National Interest
About John J. Mearsheimer
See more books from this Author(Mearsheimer argues that there has never been, and likely never will be, a global hegemon.) He asserts that there are two kinds of power: latent (population, wealth) and military.
| Read Full Review of The Tragedy of Great Power Po...The central tenet of the political theory called "offensive realism" is that each state seeks to ensure its survival by maximizing its share of world power.
| Read Full Review of The Tragedy of Great Power Po...Mearsheimer offers his own theory, "offensive realism," as a means of explaining the whole history of modern international relations and as a reliable paradigm for predicting the future of world politics.
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