A theory of foreign policy

This book presents a general explanation of how states develop their foreign policy. The theory stands in contrast to most approaches--which assume that states want to maximize security--by assuming that states pursue two things, or goods, through their foreign policy: change and maintenance. States...

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Main Authors Palmer, Glenn, Morgan, T. Clifton
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Princeton Princeton University Press 2011
Edition1
Subjects
Comparative
Comparative Politics
Foreign policy
Government
Government policy
International Relations
International relations theory
JPB
JPS
POLITICAL SCIENCE
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Summary:This book presents a general explanation of how states develop their foreign policy. The theory stands in contrast to most approaches--which assume that states want to maximize security--by assuming that states pursue two things, or goods, through their foreign policy: change and maintenance. States, in other words, try both to change aspects of the international status quo that they don't like and maintain those aspects they do like. A state's ability to do so is largely a function of its relative capability, and since national capability is finite, a state must make trade-offs between policies designed to achieve change or maintenance.
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ISBN:0691146551
9780691123592
0691123594
9780691146553
9781400832644
1400832640
DOI:10.1515/9781400832644