The Tragedy of Great Power Politics
By: John J. Mearsheimer
Edition: Updated edition
Series: Norton Series in World Politics
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company; W.W. Norton
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 561
ISBN-13: 9780393349276
Subjects: World politics; International relations; Great powers
Other titles: Great Power Politics
Description: The anarchy of the international system requires states to seek dominance at one another's expense, dooming even peaceful nations to a relentless power struggle. The best survival strategy is to become a regional hegemon and to make sure that no other hegemon emerges elsewhere. He predicts that China will attempt to dominate Asia while the US will be determined to remain the world's sole regional hegemon. The tragedy of great power politics is inescapable.
Notes: Previous edition: 2001.

Includes bibliographical references, illustrations, maps and index.
Table of contents: title: Anarchy and the struggle for power; title: Wealth and power; title: The primacy of land power; title: Strategies for survival; title: Great powers in action; title: The offshore balancers; title: Balancing versus buck-passing; title: The causes of great power war; title: Can China rise peacefully?