Games Nations Play:Analyzing International Politics
- New York CBS College Publishing 1984
- 585 p. PB 23x17 cm.
Study and analysis of International politics: Thinking about International politics -- Three levels of analysis: Framework for the study of International politics -- First level of analysis: International system: Players: states and other actors -- Stakes: Actors' objectives -- International politics and the security game -- Ability to play: calculating power -- Changing International system: conclusion -- Second and third levels: Foreign policy: National style in foreign policy -- Domestic conditions and foreign policy -- Games policy makers play -- Foreign policy: Importance of perception -- How to play: Diplomatically, militarily, economically: Diplomacy -- Playing militarily -- Economic tools and techniques -- International trade and interdependence -- Changing the rules of the game: conclusion -- From International system to global system: Peace through international organization, law, and morality -- Peace through changing the games nationals play -- Environment and interdependence -- Violence in the post-Cold War world -- Glossary -- Index.