Motin examines great powers' reactions to the rise of new powers in bipolar international systems by exploring an understudied problem: the rarity of armed emergence after 1945.
The book focuses on Egypt, Iraq, Syria, and Vietnam; the few minor powers that attempted to emerge as great powers through force during the Cold War. Geography and existing powers' reactions are analyzed as the two key factors determining a nation's attempts at territorial expansion to achieve power on the global political stage. This systematic investigation of previously overlooked cases has profound implications for the scholarship on the rise and fall of great powers.
In a context where territorial conquest is returning worldwide, scholars studying international relations, international security, and strategic studies should find valuable insights in this realist take.
| ISBN: | 9781041029700 |
| Publication date: | 28th September 2026 |
| Author: | Dylan Motin |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics |
| Genres: |
Geopolitics Cold wars and proxy conflicts Military and defence strategy |
Motin examines great powers' reactions to the rise of new powers in bipolar international systems by exploring an understudied problem: the rarity of armed emergence after 1945.The book focuses on Egypt, Iraq, Syria, and Vietnam; the few minor powers that attempted to emerge as great powers through force during the Cold War. Geography and existing powers' reactions are analyzed as the two key factors determining a nation's attempts at territorial expansion to achieve power on the global political stage.
Territorial Expansion and Great Power Behavior During the Cold War features in the following genres: Geopolitics, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, Military and defence strategy
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Territorial Expansion and Great Power Behavior During the Cold War was written by Dylan Motin and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Territorial Expansion and Great Power Behavior During the Cold War has 160 pages
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