Name: Untied Hands. How States Avoid the Wrong Wars
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Author: Dan Reiter

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Untied Hands. How States Avoid the Wrong Wars

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Author

Dan Reiter

Year

2025

Pages

265

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781009596053

Untied Hands. How States Avoid the Wrong Wars

Dan Reiter (Author) · Cambridge University Press · Hardcover

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Synopsis "Untied Hands. How States Avoid the Wrong Wars"

Transforms conventional understandings of how states advance their national security whilst avoiding unwanted wars, with a historical focus on the most critical episodes of the Cold War and beyond. Essential reading for students and scholars of international relations, foreign policy, and Cold War history.

How do states advance their national security interests? Conventional wisdom holds that states must court the risk of catastrophic war by ''tying their hands'' to credibly protect their interests. Dan Reiter overturns this perspective with the compelling argument that states craft flexible foreign policies to avoid unwanted wars. Through a comprehensive analysis of key international crises, including the Berlin, Taiwan Straits, and Cuban Missile Crises, and the Korean and Vietnam Wars, Reiter provides new perspectives on the causes of wars, the role of international alliances, foreign troop deployments, leader madness, and the impact of AI on international relations. With critical insights into contemporary foreign policy challenges, such as America''s role in NATO, the risks of war with China, containing a resurgent Russia, and the dangers of nuclear war, Untied Hands is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding how states can effectively manage international crises while avoiding the wrong wars.