{"product_id":"trust-and-hedging-in-international-kendall-stiles-9780472130702","title":"Trust and Hedging in International Relations","description":"Do states trust each other? What are the political and ethical implications of trust? Drawing from a wide range of disciplines, \u003ci\u003eTrust and Hedging in International Relations\u003c\/i\u003e adds to the emerging literature on trust in international relations by offering a systematic measure of state-to-state trust. Looking at how relationships between European microstates and their partners have evolved over the past few centuries, Stiles finds that rather than trusting, most microstates are careful to hedge in their relations by agreeing only to arrangements that provide them with opt-out clauses, heavy involvement in joint decision-making, and sunset provisions. In the process, Stiles assesses the role of rationality, social relations, identity politics, and other theories of trust to demonstrate that trust is neither essential for cooperation nor a guarantee of protection and safety. Finally, he explores the ethical implications of a foreign policy founded on trust--in particular whether heads of state have the right to enter into open-ended agreements that put their citizens at risk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kendall Stiles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472130706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472130702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2018","brand":"Kendall Stiles","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064992805119,"sku":"9780472130702","price":84.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd0d5076-4be9-40d1-a7a8-d37fe7244b07.jpg?v=1768672420","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/trust-and-hedging-in-international-kendall-stiles-9780472130702","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}