How States Think: The Rationality of Foreign Policy

by John J. Mearsheimer and Sebastian Rosato

Book Overview

A groundbreaking examination of a central question in international relations: Do states act rationally?

To understand world politics, you need to understand how states think. Are states rational? Much of international relations theory assumes that they are. But many scholars believe that political leaders rarely act rationally. The issue is crucial for both the study and practice of international politics, for only if states are rational...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300279876
• ISBN13: 9780300279870
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.8"