The world at the beginning of the twenty-first century is a strange cocktail of continuity and change. Some aspects of international politics have not changed since Thucydides. There is a certain logic of hostility, a dilemma about security that goes with interstate politics. Alliances, balance of power, and choices in in policy between war and compromise have remained similar over the millennia.


Chapter 1, Is There an Enduring Logic of Conflict in World Politics?, p. 2. - Understanding International Conflicts - An Introduction to Theory and History (Sixth Edition)

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The world at the beginning of the twenty-first century is a strange cocktail of continuity and change. Some aspects of international politics have...

The world at the beginning of the twenty-first century is a strange cocktail of continuity and change. Some aspects of international politics have...

The world at the beginning of the twenty-first century is a strange cocktail of continuity and change. Some aspects of international politics have...

The world at the beginning of the twenty-first century is a strange cocktail of continuity and change. Some aspects of international politics have...