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

Authors : Orhan Mehmed Irfan

Pages : 117-119

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Publication Date : 2023-12-19

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Students and practitioners of International Relations have always been wondering whether the effects of anarchy can be mitigated, where anarchy stands for the absence of hierarchical organization among states. In other words, is it possible for states to abandon their endemic suspicions and anxieties, and start to trust each other? Sebastian Rosato, with his timely and much needed work, concludes that this cannot be the case and those who foresee rosy scenarios for the United States (US)-China rivalry are, to put it mildly, mistaken.
Keywords : conflict, power politics, uncertainty