The increasing capacity of states to muster violence, the
concomitant rise of military power as a meaningful instrument of
foreign policy, and the frequent episodic collapse of that power
are considered in this examination of force, order, and diplomacy.
Nathan points to periods of relative order and stability in
international relations-the time immediately prior to the rise of
Frederick the Great, for example, or the half century after the
Napoleonic Wars-as times when states have been most vulnerable to
spoilers and rogues. Only the power of the Cold War blocs fostered
durable order. Now, notwithstanding novel elements of
globalization, international relations appear as dependent as ever
on the prudent management of force.
Students, scholars, and soldiers are frequently exposed to
Clausewitz, Westphalia, Napoleon, World War I, and the like. But
what makes these events and individuals so important? This book is
Clausewitz's successor, insisting that soldiers and statesmen know
and master the integrative potential of force. Nathan provides a
narrative account of the people and events that have shaped
international relations since the onset of the state system. He
asserts that an understanding of the limits and utility of
persuasion, as well as the corresponding limits and utility of
force, will help assure national security in a world filled with
more uncertainties than ever in the last 50 years.
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