Leadership in international relations
Subtitle: the balance of power and the origins of World War II
By: Ariel Ilan Roth
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9780230106901
Subjects: Diplomatic history; Case studies; World War, 1939-1945; Political leadership; Balance of power; Foreign relations
Description: After nearly two decades of American hegemony, the balance of power is back as a key force in international politics. This timely book explores the key role that leaders play in the formation of effective balances of power. Using the years before World War II as an example, this book argues that it is not enough to just build weapons in the face a rising danger. The secret is to build the right weapons. Leaders have to make the call. British leaders in the 1930s fell short. Will today's leaders do any better?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Structural neo-realism and the British case; title: A qualitative model of leadership; title: Leader : Stanley Baldwin; title: Leadership evaluated : Stanley Baldwin; title: Leader : Neville Chamberlain; title: Leadership evaluated : Neville Chamberlain.