Klaus Brummer holds the Chair of International Relations at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany.Chris Alden is Director of LSE IDEAS, recognised as one of the world’s top university-based think tanks.

"It is difficult to see how in the next few years this book will not become the first port of call for anyone embarking on comparative analysis of foreign policy." Angelos Chryssogelos, London Metropolitan University

• 1. Introduction2. A Brief Overview of Comparative Foreign Policy Analysis3. Traits and Beliefs4. Historical Analogies5. Political Loss Aversion6. Concurrence-Seeking in Decision Groups7. Inter-Ministerial Conflict8. Conclusion

Klaus Brummer holds the Chair of International Relations at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany.Chris Alden is Director of LSE IDEAS, recognised as one of the world’s top university-based think tanks.

"It is difficult to see how in the next few years this book will not become the first port of call for anyone embarking on comparative analysis of foreign policy." Angelos Chryssogelos, London Metropolitan University

• 1. Introduction2. A Brief Overview of Comparative Foreign Policy Analysis3. Traits and Beliefs4. Historical Analogies5. Political Loss Aversion6. Concurrence-Seeking in Decision Groups7. Inter-Ministerial Conflict8. Conclusion

Klaus Brummer holds the Chair of International Relations at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany.Chris Alden is Director of LSE IDEAS, recognised as one of the world’s top university-based think tanks.

"It is difficult to see how in the next few years this book will not become the first port of call for anyone embarking on comparative analysis of foreign policy." Angelos Chryssogelos, London Metropolitan University

• 1. Introduction2. A Brief Overview of Comparative Foreign Policy Analysis3. Traits and Beliefs4. Historical Analogies5. Political Loss Aversion6. Concurrence-Seeking in Decision Groups7. Inter-Ministerial Conflict8. Conclusion