Restraining Great Powers by T V Paul
The intensified globalization that ensued after the end of the Cold War has resulted in an unprecedented level of interconnectedness between the economies of all rising and established powers. Economic interdependence makes today's world a much more complex place than when balance of power theory was initially developed nearly three hundred years ago; traditional balance of power politics does not fully capture great power behavior in the modern era. International relations literature has overlooked the fact that great powers have been using institutions to soft balance each other's power and aggressive behavior for a long time, alongside hard balancing instruments of arms and formal alliances. Restraining Great Powers places the evolution of balancing behavior in historical perspective. T.V. Paul addresses the role of intuitions, limited ententes, and economic sanctions in balancing power or balancing against threat, going beyond the contemporary era and looking back at European history. Rather than relying on a narrow conception of balancing based on military instruments alone, Paul's important new book examines how subtler and more complex forms of balancing can help states achieve their goals, moving the debate on balance of power in an exciting new direction.
“Both critics and proponents of the role of the balance of power in international politics treat it as depending on military instrumentsThe signal accomplishment of T. V. Paul’s book is to show that there is a much larger set of tools that states can employ to restrain troublemakers.”—Robert Jervis, author of How Statesmen Think
"In this sophisticated and sweeping historical survey, T.V. Paul shows how modern states have pursued various types of balancing behavior—short of war—to constrain potential hegemonic powers. Restraining Great Powers is a tour de force that should be carefully read and reflected on by scholars and practitioners alike."—David Shambaugh, George Washington University
“This is a magnificent contribution to our understanding of strategic balancing in its empirical diversity.”— Ashley J. Tellis, Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
"T.V Paul is on the leading edge of research on the global power shift. This book is a significant advance on our understanding of how great power dynamics can be tamed in the 21st century."— Amitav Acharya, author of Constructing Global Order
"In this sophisticated and sweeping historical survey, T.V. Paul shows how modern states have pursued various types of balancing behavior—short of war—to constrain potential hegemonic powers. Restraining Great Powers is a tour de force that should be carefully read and reflected on by scholars and practitioners alike."—David Shambaugh, George Washington University
“This is a magnificent contribution to our understanding of strategic balancing in its empirical diversity.”— Ashley J. Tellis, Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
"T.V Paul is on the leading edge of research on the global power shift. This book is a significant advance on our understanding of how great power dynamics can be tamed in the 21st century."— Amitav Acharya, author of Constructing Global Order
T. V. Paul is the James McGill Professor of International Relations at McGill University. He has authored or edited eighteen books, including The Warrior State and The Tradition of Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300228489 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300228481 |
| Title | Restraining Great Powers |
| Author | T V Paul |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2018-11-13 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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