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The effects of wars on neutral countries: Why it doesn't pay to preserve the peace
Eugene Gholz,Daryl G. Press +1 more
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The threat that captivated the United States for half a century, that a hostile great power would conquer most of die industrialized world, is now gone as mentioned in this paper, and no new peer competitor is on the horizon.Abstract:
SINCE THE END of the cold war, Americans have struggled to understand the new threats and opportunities created by the changed international environment. The threat that captivated the United States for half a century—that a hostile great power would conquer most of die industrialized world—is now gone. Not only has the Soviet Union disappeared, but no new peer competitor is on the horizon. Furthermore, while the nuclear revolution does not guarantee peace, it does guarantee that great powers can no longer be conquered. What are the remaining international threats to the United States? If they are small, can the United States reduce its overseas commitments, cut its defense budget dramatically, and enjoy its enormous security and prosperity?read more
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Don't Come Home, America: The Case against Retrenchment
TL;DR: The authors showed that advocates of retrenchment radically overestimate the costs of the current "deep engagement" grand strategy and that the current grand strategy is not in the national interests of the United States.
Protection States Trust?: Major Power Patronage, Nuclear Behavior, and Alliance Dynamics
TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose an alliance compensation theory to explain why some states that receive a nuclear security guarantee move towards, and sometimes back away from, nuclear weapons, and argue that allies become more likely to engage in nuclear behavior when they doubt the reliability of the security guarantees they receive from their major power patrons.
Theories of War and Peace
TL;DR: The course on theories of war and peace as discussed by the authors is the logical continuation of the course "International Relations Theories. An Introduction". As such it presupposes that students master the general discipline of IR.
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Britain, America and the Sinews of War, 1914-1918.
Alan S. Milward,Kathleen Burk +1 more
TL;DR: The relationship between Britain and the United States was examined in detail in this paper, focusing on the relationship between the British government and the British military, and the relationship with public America.
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Statistical abstract of the United States
TL;DR: The Red River of the North basin of the Philippines was considered a part of the Louisiana Purchase by the United States Department of Commerce in the 1939 Census Atlas of the United Philippines as discussed by the authors.
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Power and interdependence
Robert O. Keohane,Joseph S. Nye +1 more
TL;DR: The Politics of Oceans and money: Historical Overview as mentioned in this paper is an overview of international rule-making in oceans and money, with a focus on the United States and its relationship with Canada and Australia.
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The Lexus and the Olive Tree
TL;DR: Friedman's From Beirut to Jerusalem as mentioned in this paper is a powerful and accessible account of globalization, the new world order that has replaced the cold war, by the award-winning author.