War and the State: The Theory of International Politics Book

List of Figures     vii
Preface     ix
The Theory of International Politics     1
Theories, Arguments, and Explanations     2
Offensive Realism     13
Defensive Realism     15
Structural Realism     17
Anarchy and War     21
Hierarchy and Peace     33
Realism's Competitors     36
Generic Realism     48
Reason of State     53
Classical Realism, Social Norms, and Raison d'Etat     53
The State of Nature     65
The Prince     71
A World of Leviathans     76
The Market     89
Recurring War, Perpetual Peace     94
From Raison d'Etat to Realism     100
Violence, Organization, and War     105
Bargaining     107
Bargaining and the Use of Force     112
The Protection Business     118
The Social Contract     120
Anarchy and Hierarchy Reconsidered     122
The Global Constitution     125
Peace and the State     127
Bargaining and War     131
Warring Predators     131
Let's Make a Deal     137
Bargaining and Fighting     143
Bargaining, War, and Alliances     154
Bargaining, War, and the Balance of Power     161
Bargaining and the Recurrence of War     170
Enforcing Agreements     173
The Struggle for Power     175
Incentives to Attack First     177
Bargaining over the Distribution of Power     184
A World of Commonwealths     197
Taming Predators     202
A Mixed World     206
Domestic and International Politics     209
Writing the Global Constitution: Top-down or Bottom-up?     217
Summing Up     235
References     239
Index     255