Security at a Price
The International Politics of U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Arms Control, International, International Security
| Author: | Nicholas Khoo, Reuben Steff | ISBN: | 9781442254589 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Publication: | October 26, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Nicholas Khoo, Reuben Steff |
| ISBN: | 9781442254589 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publication: | October 26, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Language: | English |
This volume in the Weapons of Mass Destruction series makes the case that the United States’ expansive missile defence policy has eroded both its own security and that of its allies. These findings are based on an examination of the response of a number of key states to U.S. policy, including Russia, China, North Korea and Iran. Situating their argument in the theoretical debate on balancing in unipolarity, the authors contrast their view to influential perspectives that see little evidence of hard balancing against the U.S. in the post-Cold War era. Adopting a neorealist perspective, the authors demonstrate the clear presence of this inter-state practice, providing insight into the international politics of unipolarity, showing how hard balancing and security dilemma-related dynamics operate in the contemporary strategic environment.
This volume in the Weapons of Mass Destruction series makes the case that the United States’ expansive missile defence policy has eroded both its own security and that of its allies. These findings are based on an examination of the response of a number of key states to U.S. policy, including Russia, China, North Korea and Iran. Situating their argument in the theoretical debate on balancing in unipolarity, the authors contrast their view to influential perspectives that see little evidence of hard balancing against the U.S. in the post-Cold War era. Adopting a neorealist perspective, the authors demonstrate the clear presence of this inter-state practice, providing insight into the international politics of unipolarity, showing how hard balancing and security dilemma-related dynamics operate in the contemporary strategic environment.
