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After Victory - Institutions, Strategic Restraint, and the Rebuilding of Order after Major Wars, New Edition (Paperback, Revised edition)
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After Victory - Institutions, Strategic Restraint, and the Rebuilding of Order after Major Wars, New Edition (Paperback, Revised edition)
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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. Here John
Ikenberry asks the question, what do states that win wars do with
their newfound power and how do they use it to build order? In
examining the postwar settlements in modern history, he argues that
powerful countries do seek to build stable and cooperative
relations, but the type of order that emerges hinges on their
ability to make commitments and restrain power. The author explains
that only with the spread of democracy in the twentieth century and
the innovative use of international institutions--both linked to
the emergence of the United States as a world power--has order been
created that goes beyond balance of power politics to exhibit
"constitutional" characteristics. The open character of the
American polity and a web of multilateral institutions allow the
United States to exercise strategic restraint and establish stable
relations among the industrial democracies despite rapid shifts and
extreme disparities in power. This volume includes a new preface
reflecting on the reverberating impact of past postwar settlements
and the lessons that hold contemporary relevance. Blending
comparative politics with international relations, and history with
theory, After Victory will be of interest to anyone concerned with
the organization of world order, the role of institutions in world
politics, and the lessons of past postwar settlements for today. It
also speaks to today's debate over the ability of the United States
to lead in an era of unipolar power.
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