216 Pages
by
Amsterdam University Press
We tend to think of ourselves as living in a time when nations, for the most part, obey the rule of law - and where they certainly don't engage in the violent grabs for territory that have characterised so much of human history. But as Rob de Wijk shows in this book, power politics very much remains a force on the international scene. Offering analyses of such actions as Putin's annexation of the... Read more
Preface, 1. Introduction: 19th-century behaviour in the 21st century?, 2. Power and world order, 3. Power and prosperity, 4. What determines a country’s power?, 5. The rise and fall of great powers, 6. The consequences of declining power, 7. The declining power of Europe, 8. Europe’s soft power, 9. The struggle for Ukraine, 10. The rising power of China, 11. Power politics in Asia, 12. Conclusion: a stable or unstable world?, Notes, Index
Biography
Rob de Wijk is the Director of the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS) and Professor of International Relations and Security at the Campus the Hague of Leiden University. He was previously a Professor in the field of International Relations at the Royal Netherlands Military Academy and Head of the Defense Concepts Department at the Dutch Ministry of Defense.
