Territorial Expansion and Great Power Behavior During the Cold War: A Theory of Armed Emergence (1) (Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics)

By: Dylan Motin

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Synopsis: Motin examines great powers’ reactions to the rise of new powers in bipolarinternational systems by exploring an understudied problem: the rarity of armedemergence after 1945.The book focuses on Egypt, Iraq, Syria, and Vietnam; the few minor powersthat attempted to emerge as great powers through force during the Cold War.Geography and existing powers’ reactions are analyzed as the two key factorsdetermining a nation’s attempts at territorial expansion to achieve power on theglobal political stage. This systematic investigation of previously overlooked caseshas profound implications for the scholarship on the rise and fall of great powers.In a context where territorial conquest is returning worldwide, scholars studyinginternational relations, international security, and strategic studies should findvaluable insights in this realist take.