Liberal Leviathan: The Origins, Crisis, and Transformation of the American World Order

G. John Ikenberry, the Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs in Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, provides the most systematic statement yet about the theory and practice of Continue Reading →

Worse Than a Monolith: Alliance Politics and Problems of Coercive Diplomacy in Asia

Thomas Christensen explains how problems in alliance politics complicate coercive diplomacy in international relations and thereby make war more likely and peace accords harder to reach. Christensen is the William P. Boswell Professor of World Continue Reading →

Sheldon Garon – Beyond Our Means: Why America Spends While the World Saves

How important are government policies and institutions in encouraging savings? Very important. My book shows that people tend to save more when they are offered accessible, convenient and safe savings institutions. In the United States Continue Reading →