Theoretical thought about "deterrence" falls into the same line as "grand strategy." We essentially have not had any grand strategy in the United States since the fall of the Soviet Union. Perhaps this will help stimulate some theoretical talk and writing on what we ought to be doing in the future. As noted by Dr. [...]
Wendt presents a powerful argument about social interaction on an international scale (xiii). He purports to describe a mechanism whereby states (and presumably other international actors) operate within an anarchical background to create various types and levels of [...]
Ikenberry is one of a few political scientists who are attempting to find the seeds of international order in the place where it is least looked for; a place where it makes great sense to search. He, along with Blainey,[1] [1] argue that to understand what causes war, it is best to look for the [...]
Reading many authors’ ideas about the theories of international relations frustrates me. I have begun to believe that only a very few great thinkers actually “got it right” and that most of the others are merely pecking at the edges, attempting to grab some of the spotlight. In each major field of study, [...]
