Intentions in Great Power Politics: Uncertainty and the Roots of Conflict

by Sebastian Rosato

Why the future of great power politics is likely to resemble its dismal past

Can great powers be confident that their peers have benign intentions? States that trust each other can live at peace; those that mistrust each other are doomed to compete for arms and allies and may even go to war. Sebastian Rosato explains that states routinely lack the kind of information they need to be convinced that their rivals mean them no harm. Even...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300253028
• ISBN13: 9780300253023
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"