Résumé - The Tragedy of Great Power Politics de John Mearsheimer Il est difficile d'échapper à la tragédie de la politique des grandes puissances. Car la recherche de la maximisation de la sécurité extérieure pour assurer leur survie en tant qu'États entraîne forcément les nations vers la compétition armée. À l'aide d'exemples historiques et d'arguments tirés de la théorie des relations internationales, John J. Mearsheimer, professeur à l'Université de Chicago, a mis à jour ce classique des questions internationales, pour le plus grand plaisir des lecteurs. Sa thèse principale est que le plus grand danger qui menace le monde est la montée en puissance de la Chine. "The Tragedy of Great Power Politics" est une mine d'informations et donne un aperçu sans concession des rapports entre les puissances. Avez-vous souvent lu une telle mise en perspective de l'histoire récente ?En lisant ce résumé, vous découvrirez la tragédie de la politique des grandes puissances.

"A superb book.…Mearsheimer has made a significant contribution to our understanding of the behavior of great powers."—Barry R. Posen, The National Interest The updated edition of this classic treatise on the behavior of great powers takes a penetrating look at the question likely to dominate international relations in the twenty-first century: Can China rise peacefully? In clear, eloquent prose, John Mearsheimer explains why the answer is no: a rising China will seek to dominate Asia, while the United States, determined to remain the world's sole regional hegemon, will go to great lengths to prevent that from happening. The tragedy of great power politics is inescapable.

The balance of power has been a central concept in the theory and practice of international relations for the past five hundred years. It has also played a key role in some of the most important attempts to develop a theory of international politics in the contemporary study of international relations. In this 2007 book, Richard Little establishes a framework that treats the balance of power as a metaphor, a myth and a model. He then uses this framework to reassess four major texts that use the balance of power to promote a theoretical understanding of international relations: Hans J. Morgenthau's Politics Among Nations (1948), Hedley Bull's The Anarchical Society (1977), Kenneth N. Waltz's Theory of International Politics (1979) and John J. Mearsheimer's The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (2001). These reassessments allow the author to develop a more comprehensive model of the balance of power.

* Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes. By reading this summary, you will discover the tragedy of the politics of the great powers. You will also discover that : all European countries continue to fear German hegemony; the First World War claimed 9 million lives; world War II claimed 50 million lives; the democratization of China is no guarantee against its hegemony; the 19th century was one of the most stable periods in European history; irenicism, or love of peace, can lead to dangerous illusions. It is difficult to escape the tragedy of the politics of the great powers. For the quest to maximize external security to ensure their survival as states necessarily leads nations towards armed competition. Using historical examples and arguments drawn from the theory of international relations, John J. Mearsheimer, professor at the University of Chicago, has updated this classic of international issues, to the delight of readers. His main thesis is that the greatest danger threatening the world is the rise of China. "The Tragedy of Great Power Politics" is a mine of information and gives an uncompromising insight into the relationship between the powers. Have you often read such a perspective on recent history? *Buy now the summary of this book for the modest price of a cup of coffee!

Continuing in the same tradition as Francis Fukuyama's The End of History, political science professor (and senior fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations) Mandelbaum continues the argument that capitalism and democracy are inextricably linked and that so-called "free markets" have emerged as indisputably triumphant in the world of contesting political and economic ideas. In exploring the political affairs of the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Russia, and China, he advances two propositions about liberal democracies that may seem surprising to observers of the current international scene: that democracies tend to conduct peaceful foreign affairs and that free markets naturally lead to democracy. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Presents an analysis of the lying behavior of political leaders, discussing the reasons why it occurs, the different types of lies, and the costs and benefits to the public and other countries that result from it, with examples from the recent past.