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The Tragedy of Great Power Politics The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 213 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.06 — 3,934 ratings — published 2001
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Diplomacy Diplomacy (Paperback)
by (shelved 179 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.26 — 9,545 ratings — published 1994
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The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order (Paperback)
by (shelved 173 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.78 — 14,360 ratings — published 1996
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Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis (Paperback)
by (shelved 172 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,144 ratings — published 1954
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World Order World Order (Hardcover)
by (shelved 154 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.04 — 14,460 ratings — published 2014
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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1) Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1)
by (shelved 148 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.19 — 123,628 ratings — published 2015
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Theory of International Politics Theory of International Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 126 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,325 ratings — published 1979
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The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations (Paperback)
by (shelved 113 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,342 ratings — published 1939
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Politics Among Nations Politics Among Nations (Paperback)
by (shelved 109 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,145 ratings — published 1948
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On China On China (Hardcover)
by (shelved 100 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.19 — 10,480 ratings — published 2011
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Arms and Influence (The Henry L. Stimson Lectures Series) Arms and Influence (The Henry L. Stimson Lectures Series)
by (shelved 91 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,125 ratings — published 1967
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Perception and Misperception in International Politics Perception and Misperception in International Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.17 — 420 ratings — published 1976
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The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000 The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000 (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.14 — 6,634 ratings — published 1987
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Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 73 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.19 — 7,638 ratings — published 2017
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.08 — 66,588 ratings — published 2012
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Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,175 ratings — published 2004
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Social Theory of International Politics Social Theory of International Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.97 — 541 ratings — published 1995
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The Anarchical Society: A Study of Order in World Politics The Anarchical Society: A Study of Order in World Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.92 — 595 ratings — published 1977
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The Revenge Of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate The Revenge Of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 62 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.79 — 6,363 ratings — published 2012
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The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,265 ratings — published 1997
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The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.12 — 4,741 ratings — published 2006
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.84 — 398,046 ratings — published 1513
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The End of History and the Last Man The End of History and the Last Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.61 — 8,142 ratings — published 1992
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The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,291 ratings — published 2018
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The Post-American World The Post-American World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.86 — 12,913 ratings — published 2008
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After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.69 — 544 ratings — published 1984
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.04 — 470,399 ratings — published 1997
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On War On War (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.96 — 14,821 ratings — published 1832
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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.32 — 19,565 ratings — published 2004
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"A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide "A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.26 — 11,142 ratings — published 2002
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History of the Peloponnesian War History of the Peloponnesian War (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.95 — 41,410 ratings — published -411
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Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,336 ratings — published 1998
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.94 — 593,203 ratings — published -500
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Orientalism Orientalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.14 — 31,147 ratings — published 1978
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The Best and the Brightest The Best and the Brightest (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.27 — 13,051 ratings — published 1969
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War and Change in World Politics (Volume 0) War and Change in World Politics (Volume 0)
by (shelved 40 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.97 — 367 ratings — published 1999
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The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,525 ratings — published 1944
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Nations and Nationalism Nations and Nationalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,789 ratings — published 1983
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The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.36 — 39,079 ratings — published 2006
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Globalization and its Discontents Globalization and its Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.87 — 8,294 ratings — published 2002
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Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.14 — 15,405 ratings — published 2001
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Asia's Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific Asia's Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.95 — 3,015 ratings — published 2014
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Theories of International Politics and Zombies Theories of International Politics and Zombies (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.64 — 2,509 ratings — published 2010
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The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and its Geostrategic Imperatives The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and its Geostrategic Imperatives (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,594 ratings — published 1997
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Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.38 — 46,045 ratings — published 2022
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The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.18 — 26,928 ratings — published 2021
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Theories of International Relations Theories of International Relations (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.89 — 446 ratings — published 1996
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Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument With Historical Illustrations Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument With Historical Illustrations (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as international-relations)
avg rating 3.86 — 3,030 ratings — published 1977
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American Diplomacy (Walgreen Foundation Lectures) American Diplomacy (Walgreen Foundation Lectures)
by (shelved 34 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.06 — 720 ratings — published 1951
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The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as international-relations)
avg rating 4.15 — 13,955 ratings — published 2022
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Samuel P. Huntington
“The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion […] but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.”
Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order

Hans J. Morgenthau
“International politics, like all politics, is a struggle for power”
Hans J. Morgenthau, Politics Among Nations

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