{"product_id":"weak-states-and-spheres-of-hanna-samir-kassab-9780367505820","title":"Weak States and Spheres of Great Power Competition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explains the development of the international system's present-day balance of power by exploring three central questions: (1) Under what conditions has the international system order evolved from a unipolar system to the current multipolar system? (2) What are its major states? (3) How do weak powers affect great power competition?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt puts forward the following hypotheses: (1) if China and Russia are expanding their military, political, and economic influence into weaker states globally, then the unipolar American order is unraveling; and (2) if the international system is multipolar, then great power balancing may enhance international security. However, balancing may be made difficult because of weak state aid-seeking behavior. When weak states engage competing great powers, they become spheres of competition. This book delves into these states. Whether in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Central Asia, East Asia, or Eastern Europe, great powers hope to establish some control over weaker units for security, economic, and at times, prestige purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of interest to students and scholars of political science and IR, security studies, and IPE, as well as members of the think tank community and policy analysts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hanna Samir Kassab\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367505827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367505820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Hanna Samir Kassab","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43942613647615,"sku":"9780367505820","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e0f9e5cd-c29c-4757-9ebf-99e852a58039.jpg?v=1681493367","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/weak-states-and-spheres-of-hanna-samir-kassab-9780367505820","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}