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Imperial by design
In: The national interest, Issue 111, p. 16-34
ISSN: 0884-9382
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Imperiale Zielsetzungen
In: Europäische Rundschau: Vierteljahreszeitschrift für Politik, Wirtschaft und Zeitgeschichte, Volume 39, Issue 1, p. 47-67
ISSN: 0304-2782
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Erratum zu: Warum herrscht Frieden in Europa?
In: Leviathan: Berliner Zeitschrift für Sozialwissenschaft, Volume 38, Issue 1, p. 133-133
ISSN: 1861-8588
The gathering storm: China's challenge to US power in Asia
In: The Chinese journal of international politics, Volume 3, Issue 4, p. 381-396
ISSN: 1750-8916
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China vs. USA: der aufziehende Sturm
In: Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik: Monatszeitschrift, Volume 55, Issue 10, p. 87-100
ISSN: 0006-4416
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The Best and the Brightest
In: Foreign affairs, Volume 89, Issue 6, p. 201
ISSN: 0015-7120
Why is Europe Peaceful Today?
In: European political science: EPS, Volume 9, Issue 3, p. 387-397
ISSN: 1682-0983
Reckless States and Realism
In: International relations: the journal of the David Davies Memorial Institute of International Studies, Volume 23, Issue 2, p. 241-256
ISSN: 1741-2862
Kenneth Waltz opted to reject the rational actor assumption in developing his theory of international politics. That choice, I argue in this article, creates three problems for his theory. First, it means that it is unsuited for explaining state behavior, which means it is of limited utility for explaining the workings of the international system. Second, Waltz's claim that his theory is well suited to explaining international outcomes — as opposed to state behavior — is unconvincing. Those outcomes are heavily influenced by the actions of the great powers, but if his theory cannot predict their behavior, it is unlikely to reliably predict the outcomes of their behavior. Third, Waltz's assumption that states often behave recklessly leads to a more competitive world than described in his theory. I conclude with the suggestion that the theory's greatest virtue is its normative value — its ability to explain how the world should work, not how it works.
Why is Europe peaceful today?
In: European political science: EPS ; serving the political science community ; a journal of the European Consortium for Political Research, Volume 9, Issue 3, p. 387-397
ISSN: 1680-4333
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Warum herrscht Frieden in Europa?
In: Leviathan: Berliner Zeitschrift für Sozialwissenschaft, Volume 37, Issue 4, p. 519-531
ISSN: 0340-0425
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Warum herrscht Frieden in Europa?
In: Leviathan: Berliner Zeitschrift für Sozialwissenschaft, Volume 37, Issue 4, p. 519-531
ISSN: 1861-8588
The U.S. should act as an honest broker: U.S. support for Israeli policies in the territories has served neither country's interests
In: Palestine-Israel journal of politics, economics and culture, Volume 15, Issue 1-2, p. 147-152
ISSN: 0793-1395
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China's Unpeaceful Rise
In: Current history: a journal of contemporary world affairs, Volume 105, Issue 690, p. 160-162
ISSN: 1944-785X
International politics is a nasty and dangerous business, and no amount of goodwill can ameliorate the intense security competition that sets in when an aspiring hegemon appears in Eurasia.
China's unpeaceful rise
In: Current history: a journal of contemporary world affairs, Volume 105, Issue 690, p. 160-162
ISSN: 0011-3530
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