New PDF release: The Next Great War?: The Roots of World War I and the Risk

A century in the past, Europe's diplomats mismanaged the difficulty caused by way of the homicide of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and the continent plunged into international struggle I, which killed thousands, toppled dynasties, and destroyed empires. this day, because the hundredth anniversary of the good conflict activates renewed debate in regards to the war's reasons, students and coverage specialists also are contemplating the parallels among the current foreign approach and the area of 1914. Are China and the USA fated to stick with within the footsteps of past nice strength competitors? Will present day alliances drag nations into tomorrow's wars? Can leaders deal with strength relationships peacefully? Or will East Asia's territorial and maritime disputes set off a bigger clash, simply as rivalries within the Balkans did in 1914?In the following nice War?, specialists think again the explanations of worldwide struggle I and discover even if the good powers of the twenty-first century can steer clear of the error of Europe's statesmen in 1914 and forestall one other catastrophic clash. They locate modifications in addition to similarities among modern global and the area of 1914 -- yet finish that just a deep knowing of these changes and early motion to deliver nice powers jointly will most probably allow the USA and China to prevent a superb war.ContributorsAlan Alexandroff, Graham Allison, Richard N. Cooper, Charles S. Maier, Steven E. Miller, Joseph S. Nye Jr., T. G. Otte, David ok. Richards, Richard N. Rosecrance, Kevin Rudd, Jack Snyder, Etel Solingen, Arthur A. Stein, Stephen Van Evera