For further information regarding this publication, contact Meara Keegan Zaheer via email . The Perils of Anarchy brings together a number of recent essays written in the realist tradition. It includes realist interpretations of the collapse of the Cold War order and of the emerging order that has replaced it, the sources of alignment and aggression, and the causes of peace. A final section provides a counterpoint by raising criticisms of and alternatives to the realist approach. The end of the Cold War was accompanied by a rush to proclaim the failure of realism as a theory of international politics.
Realism is alive and well.
The introductory essay, which summarizes the development of realist theory, and the high quality of each contribution make this volume appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students alike. The President and Fellows of Harvard College.