Theory of Unipolar Politics

AvNuno P. Monteiro

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States has enjoyed unparalleled military power. The international system is therefore unipolar. A quarter of a century later, however, we still possess no theory of unipolarity. Theory of Unipolar Politics provides one. Dr Nuno P. Monteiro answers three of the most important questions about the workings of a unipolar world. Is it durable? Is it peaceful? What is the best grand strategy a unipolar power such as the contemporary United States can implement? In our nuclear world, the power preponderance of the United States is potentially durable but likely to produce frequent conflict. Furthermore, in order to maintain its power preponderance, the United States must remain militarily engaged in the world and accommodate the economic growth of its major competitors, namely, China. This strategy, however, will lead Washington to wage war frequently. In sum, military power preponderance brings significant benefits but is not an unalloyed good.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-04-21
Mått:152 x 226 x 25 mm
Vikt:390 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Studies in International Relations
Antal sidor:296
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781107677753

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Internationella relationer inom Samhälle och politik

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Nuno P. Monteiro is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yale University, where he teaches international relations theory and security studies. Dr Monteiro's research focuses on great power politics, power transitions, nuclear proliferation, the causes of war, and deterrence theory. His articles have appeared in International Organization, International Security and International Theory. Dr Monteiro's commentary on these and other topics has appeared in The Guardian, Foreign Affairs, The National Interest, and Project Syndicate, among other outlets. He is a research fellow at Yale's Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies and a member of the Scientific Council of the Portuguese International Relations Institute.

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'Theory of Unipolar Politics is a signal contribution to the scholarship on the nature and functioning of today's international system. Conceptually bold and smoothly and carefully written, it takes on central questions of the day with arguments and evidence that even skeptics have to confront. Long after dozens of speedily written tomes about contemporary rise-and-decline dynamics are forgotten, Monteiro's book will continue to shape scholarly inquiry.' William C. Wohlforth, Daniel Webster Professor of Government, Dartmouth College

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction; 2. Conceptualizing unipolarity; 3. The scope of unipolar strategic choice; 4. The sources of competition under unipolarity; 5. Competition in the post-Cold War; 6. The sources of conflict under unipolarity; 7. Conflict in the post-Cold War; 8. Conclusion.