The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

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The Tragedy of Great Power Politics is a seminal work of international relations theory by John J. Mearsheimer that advances an offensive realist explanation of great power behavior and the inevitability of conflict in an anarchic international system.

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offensive realism 1

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instanceOf book ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
work of international relations theory ⓘ
academicDiscipline international relations ⓘ
argues balance of power dynamics shape state behavior ⓘ
great power conflict is largely inevitable ⓘ
great powers are inherently revisionist ⓘ
international system is anarchic ⓘ
offshore balancing is a rational grand strategy for the United States ⓘ
regional hegemony is the maximum power status states can realistically achieve ⓘ
security competition among great powers is persistent ⓘ
states seek to maximize relative power ⓘ
author John J. Mearsheimer ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
critiques collective security ⓘ
democratic peace theory ⓘ
liberal institutionalism in international relations ⓘ
focusesOn European great power system ⓘ
United States grand strategy ⓘ
genre international relations ⓘ
political science ⓘ
hasEdition updated edition ⓘ
hasReception considered a seminal work in offensive realism ⓘ
highly cited in international relations scholarship ⓘ
influencedBy classical realism ⓘ
neorealism ⓘ
keyConcept balance of power ⓘ
buck-passing ⓘ
chain-ganging ⓘ
offensive capability ⓘ
regional hegemony ⓘ
security dilemma ⓘ
stopping power of water ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject great power politics ⓘ
offensive realism ⓘ
realist theory of international relations ⓘ
security studies ⓘ
publicationYear 2001 ⓘ
publisher W. W. Norton & Company ⓘ
setsForthTheoryOf causes of war among great powers ⓘ
great power behavior ⓘ
theoreticalApproach offensive realism ⓘ
timePeriodAnalyzed 19th century great power politics ⓘ
20th century great power politics ⓘ
updatedEditionPublicationYear 2014 ⓘ
widelyUsedAs university textbook ⓘ
widelyUsedIn graduate courses in international relations ⓘ
undergraduate courses in international relations ⓘ

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neorealism (international relations) → variant → offensive realism ⓘ
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linked to: The Tragedy of Great Power Politics
John J. Mearsheimer → notableWork → The Tragedy of Great Power Politics ⓘ