Unanswered Threats
Political Constraints on the Balance of Power
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6319154 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Evan Resnick, Evan N Resnick (0000-0003-1132-1283, Yeshiva University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 417-418 |
| Publication date | 2007-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | REVIEW |
| Review of | Unanswered threats: Political Constraints on the Balance of Power, Randall L Schweller, 2006 |
| Venue | Perspectives on Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1537-5927 • E-ISSN: 1541-0986 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1537592707071435 |
| OpenAlex | W2158827969 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Unanswered Threats: Political Constraints on the Balance of Power. By Randall L. Schweller. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006. 200p. $29.95. In this insightful and elegantly written book, Randall Schweller examines the phenomenon of underbalancing, which he defines as situations in which “threatened countries have failed to recognize a clear and present danger, or, more typically, have simply not reacted to it or, more typically still, have responded in paltry and imprudent ways” (p. 1). The study is motivated by the failure of many states throughout history to act in accordance with the cardinal prediction of structural realist theory that states will tend to balance against rising powers that threaten their survival, through the acquisition of arms and/or allies. Schweller argues that domestic political factors account for this discrepancy, enhancing or diminishing the ability and/or willingness of states to mobilize their national resources in response to systemic dangers
Balance (ability · Development economics · Economics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Phenomenon · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Philosophy · Psychology
Balance of Power, History of
Understanding American Power
The limits of neoclassical realism
Threat assessment, the state, and foreign policy
The Sino-Indian Rivalry and Balance-of-power Theory
Comparing China–Russia and US–India Strategic Alignments
Self-Betrayal
Drivers of crisis in the Greek-Turkish protracted conflict
Reluctance in international politics
What Threat? Leadership, Strategic Culture, and Indonesian Foreign Policy in the South China Sea
Identifying intentions
Aid sanctions and constitutional order
Is India underbalancing China
The rise of China, balance of power theory and US national security
Bringing Balancing Back In
Why Israel launched a preventive military strike on Iraq’s nuclear weapons program (1981)
Microfoundations of Threat and Security Perceptions in Ethnically Diverse States
A double-edged sword into a plowshare
Why American grand strategy has changed
The hard truths about soft power
Realist Foreign Policy Analysis with a Twist
The Argentina-Brazil Regional Power Transition
Britain's Trade Liberalization in the 1840s
Power, polarity, and prudence
Understanding Divergence between Public Discourse and Turkish Foreign Policy Practice
Neoclassical Realism as a Theory for Correcting Mistakes
Taking Stock of Neoclassical Realism
Medieval Origins of the European State System
Why unipolarity doesn't matter (much)
China’s rise in Latin America and the Caribbean 1990–2019
All politics is local
Never fear to negotiate? Talks and rally effects
Why Europe Avoided Hegemony
Different Strokes
Indian Nuclear Policy
Best Practices and Elite Belief
In Search of Ontological Security
Neoclassical realism and small states
Diminishing Partisanship
Bringing War Back in
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |