G John Ikenberry: 7 books

The end of the Cold War was a "big bang" reminiscent of earlier moments after major wars, such as the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 and the end of the world wars in 1919 and 1945. But what do states that win wars do with their newfound power, and how do they use it to build order? In After Victory,...

In the second half of the twentieth century, the United States engaged in the most ambitious and far-reaching liberal order building the world had yet seen. This liberal international order has been one of the most successful in history in providing security and prosperity to more people. But in the...

In this lucid and theoretically sophisticated book, G. John Ikenberry focuses on the oil price shocks of 1973–74 and 1979, which placed extraordinary new burdens on governments worldwide and particularly on that of the United States. Reasons of State examines the response of the United States to...

Was George W. Bush the true heir of Woodrow Wilson, the architect of liberal internationalism? Was the Iraq War a result of liberal ideas about America's right to promote democracy abroad? In this timely book, four distinguished scholars of American foreign policy discuss the relationship between...

The hotly awaited second edition of this bestselling introductory textbook provides a truly comprehensive and accessible guide to international affairs. Bringing together the combined decades of experience in researching and teaching global politics of three acclaimed scholars, this text introduces...

Come sono cambiate le relazioni internazionali con la fine del bipolarismo? Che cos'è la globalizzazione? Quali nuovi attori affiancano gli Stati nell'arena della politica internazionale? Come confrontarsi con problemi globali come l'inquinamento e il narcotraffico, la pace e la guerra? L'evoluzione...

Una riflessione sullo ‘stato dell'arte' delle Relazioni Internazionali, aggiornata alle teorie più recenti e svolta da affermati studiosi americani e italiani. Una franca ridiscussione che, a partire dalla volontà di far chiarezza sul metodo, mette a confronto le teorie più tradizionali e consolidate...