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International Security, Vol. 24, No. 1
Steven E. Miller, Michael E. Brown, Owen R. Cot, Jr., Sean M. Lynn-Jones, and Diane J. McCree, editors
(The MIT Press, Summer 1999)
The summer issue opens with William Wohlforth''s assessment of the stability of a unipolar world. Robert Jervis engages the realist-neoliberal debate over institutions and cooperation. China''s search for a modern air force is the focus of an article by John Lewis and Xue Litai. Evan Feigenbaum considers China''s high-technology "revolution" and its impact on the Chinese military establishment. Barbara Walter offers some observations about why some civil war negotiations succeed while others fail.
International Security, Vol. 24, No. 2
Steven E. Miller, Michael E. Brown, Owen R. Cot, Jr., Sean M. Lynn-Jones, and Diane J. McCree, editors
(The MIT Press, Fall 1999)
Jeffrey Legro and Andrew Moravcsik seek to answer the question: "Is Anybody Still a Realist?" In a spirited exchange, Stephen Walt and his critics debate Walt''s claim in his spring 1999 IS article that rational choice theory has not produced significant theoretical advancements in the field of security studies. James Quinlivan examines the policies that have resulted in "coup-proof" regimes in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Syria. The issue closes with Richard Betts''s review of Stephen Van Evera''s book Causes of War.
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