Steve Chan is currently the department chair and professor of political science at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

". . . offers a compelling and extensive combination of theoretical and empirical evidence to make its arguments." – Ramon Pacheco Pardo, International Relations Department, London School of Economics and Political Science, in Journal of Chinese Political Science, 2009, Vol. 14

• 1. Introduction: The Basic Arguments  2. Power Scores and the Identity of Central Contenders  3. Revisionist Impulse and the Incumbent’s Strategic Selection  4. Imperial Overstretch and Loss Aversion as Sources of War  5. Preventive War and Alternative Responses to Decline  6. Appeasement and the Distribution of Benefits  7. Conundra of Containment and Engagement  8. Managing the Hegemon: In Lieu of Frontal Confrontation  9. Extended Deterrence and the Logic of Selection  10. Conclusion: Theoretical and Policy Implications

Steve Chan is currently the department chair and professor of political science at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

". . . offers a compelling and extensive combination of theoretical and empirical evidence to make its arguments." – Ramon Pacheco Pardo, International Relations Department, London School of Economics and Political Science, in Journal of Chinese Political Science, 2009, Vol. 14

• 1. Introduction: The Basic Arguments  2. Power Scores and the Identity of Central Contenders  3. Revisionist Impulse and the Incumbent’s Strategic Selection  4. Imperial Overstretch and Loss Aversion as Sources of War  5. Preventive War and Alternative Responses to Decline  6. Appeasement and the Distribution of Benefits  7. Conundra of Containment and Engagement  8. Managing the Hegemon: In Lieu of Frontal Confrontation  9. Extended Deterrence and the Logic of Selection  10. Conclusion: Theoretical and Policy Implications

Steve Chan is currently the department chair and professor of political science at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

". . . offers a compelling and extensive combination of theoretical and empirical evidence to make its arguments." – Ramon Pacheco Pardo, International Relations Department, London School of Economics and Political Science, in Journal of Chinese Political Science, 2009, Vol. 14

• 1. Introduction: The Basic Arguments  2. Power Scores and the Identity of Central Contenders  3. Revisionist Impulse and the Incumbent’s Strategic Selection  4. Imperial Overstretch and Loss Aversion as Sources of War  5. Preventive War and Alternative Responses to Decline  6. Appeasement and the Distribution of Benefits  7. Conundra of Containment and Engagement  8. Managing the Hegemon: In Lieu of Frontal Confrontation  9. Extended Deterrence and the Logic of Selection  10. Conclusion: Theoretical and Policy Implications