Volatile States in International Politics
Volatile States in International Politics An in-depth account of why countries' treacherous foreign policies often have harmless origins, how this predicament shapes international politics, and what…
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Volatile States in International Politics
An in-depth account of why countries' treacherous foreign policies often have harmless origins, how this predicament shapes international politics, and what to do about it.The increasing unpredictability of state behavior in recent world politics is a surprising development. In Volatile States in International Politics, Eleonora Mattiacci offers the first account of this issue that investigates which states have been volatile and why. The uncertainty that results intensifies conflict and stymies trust.
Instead, Mattiacci explains that a state acts in a volatile manner when its clashing domestic interests leverage power to achieve Leveraging statistical techniques and archival data in a probing analysis of rivals and allies since the end of World War II, she rejects attempts at dismissing volatility as reflecting mercurial leaders or intractable issues.