Predation theory -- A formerly Great Britain : predicting U.S. and Soviet strategy -- The American and Soviet response to Britain's decline -- Watching the Soviet Union decline : assessing change and predicting U.S. strategy -- U.S. strategy and the decline of the Soviet Union -- Conclusion : rising powers, the fate of declining states, and the future of great power politics
Summary
"Explores the strategies that rising powers adopt toward declining powers and asks why newly powerful states often choose not to take immediate advantage of a former power's weaknesses but rather support and manage that decline in a peaceable fashion"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
In English
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 29, 2018)
