Why do some autocratic leaders pursue aggressive or expansionist foreign policies, while others are much more cautious in their use of military force? The first book to focus systematically on the foreign policy of different types of authoritarian regimes, Dictators at War and Peace breaks new ground in our understanding of the international behavior of dictators. Jessica L. P....(展开全部)

Why do some autocratic leaders pursue aggressive or expansionist foreign policies, while others are much more cautious in their use of military force? The first book to focus systematically on the foreign policy of different types of authoritarian regimes, Dictators at War and Peace breaks new ground in our understanding of the international behavior of dictators. Jessica L. P....(展开全部)

Jessica L. P. Weeks is Assistant Professor and Trice Faculty Scholar in the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

In The Dictator's Army, Caitlin Talmadge presents a compelling new argument to help us understand why authoritarian militaries sometimes fight very well and sometimes very poorly. Talmadge's framework for understanding battlefield effectiveness focuses on four key sets of military organizational practices: promotion patterns, training regimens, command arrangements, and informa...(展开全部)

A penetrating look into the unrecognized and unregulated links between autocratic regimes in Central Asia and centers of power and wealth throughout the West Weak, corrupt, and politically unstable, the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan are dismissed as isolated and irrelevant to the outside world. But are they? This hard-hitting book...(展开全部)

A penetrating look into the unrecognized and unregulated links between autocratic regimes in Central Asia and centers of power and wealth throughout the West Weak, corrupt, and politically unstable, the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan are dismissed as isolated and irrelevant to the outside world. But are they? This hard-hitting book...(展开全部)

Alexander Cooley is director, Harriman Institute, Columbia University, and professor of political science, Barnard College. He lives in New York City. John Heathershaw is associate professor of international relations, University of Exeter. He lives in Exeter, UK.

Alexander Cooley is director, Harriman Institute, Columbia University, and professor of political science, Barnard College. He lives in New York City. John Heathershaw is associate professor of international relations, University of Exeter. He lives in Exeter, UK.

In this title, two renowned political scientists make the contrarian, research-based case that - regardless of any other factors political scientists or historians may find relevant - the calculations and actions of rulers are the driving force of all politics, and the primary goal of rulers is to maintain power as long as possible. In this clever and accessible book, Bueno de ...(展开全部)

布鲁斯·布鲁诺·德·梅斯奎塔，纽约大学政治学系Julius Silver讲座教授、亚历山大•汉密尔顿政治经济学研究中心主任和斯坦福大学胡佛研究所高级研究员。他通过设立于纽约的咨询公司长期担任美国政府国家安全事务方面的顾问，也为众多公司提供谈判指导与结果预测方面的咨询服务。梅斯奎塔1971年从密歇根大学获得政治科学博士学位。2001—2002年他担任国际研究学会主席。他是美国艺术与科学院院士、美国对外关系理事会会员以及古根海姆基金会学者。梅斯奎塔迄今出版了16本书，超过120篇论文，并在《纽约时报》、《洛杉矶时报》、《芝加哥论坛报》、《国际先驱论坛报》等报刊上发表过大量文章。 阿拉斯泰尔·史密斯，纽约大学政治学教授。他此前在圣路易斯华盛顿大学和耶鲁大学任教。他从美国罗彻斯特大学获得政治科学博士学位，从牛津大学获得化学学士学位。他从美国国家科学基金会获得...(展开全部)