War and Chance: Assessing Uncertainty in International Politics

by Jeffrey A Friedman and Jeffrey A. Friedman

Book Overview

Uncertainty surrounds every major decision in international politics. Yet there is almost always room for reasonable people to disagree about what that uncertainty entails. No one can reliably predict the outbreak of armed conflict, forecast economic recessions, anticipate terrorist attacks,
or estimate the countless other risks that shape foreign policy choices. Many scholars and practitioners therefore believe that it is better to keep foreign...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197619134
• ISBN13: 9780197619131
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"