The tragedy of Great Power politics Klappentext: A decade after the end of the Cold War both policy makers and academics foresaw a new era of peace and prosperity an era when democracy open trade and mutual trust would join hands to banish war from the globe. With insight worthy of Machiavellis The Prince John Mearsheimer exposes the truth behind this idyllic illuscion: in a world where no international authority reigns above states great powers invariably seek to gain power at one anothers expense and to establish themselves as the dominant state. Machine generated contents note: I ONE Introduction TWO Anarchy and the Struggle for Power THREE Wealth and Power FOUR The Primacy of Land Power FIVE Strategies for Survival SIX Great Powers in Action SEVEN The Offshore Balancers EIGHT Balancing versus Buck Passing NINE The Causes of Great Power War TEN Great Power Politics in the Twenty first Century Notes Index