Worse Than a Monolith
In brute-force struggles for survival, such as the two World Wars, disorganization and divisions within an enemy alliance are to one''s own advantage. However, most international security politics involve coercive diplomacy and negotiations short of all-out war. Worse Than a Monolith demonstrates that when states are engaged in coercive diplomacy--combining threats and assurances to influence the ...
In brute-force struggles for survival, such as the two World Wars, disorganization and divisions within an enemy alliance are to one''s own advantage. However, most international security politics involve coercive diplomacy and negotiations short of all-out war. Worse Than a Monolith demonstrates that when states are engaged in coercive diplomacy--combining threats and assurances to influence the ...
