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Broken Cycle

By Schweller, Randall L.

Broken Cycle

By Schweller, Randall L.

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Why is the Liberal International Order unraveling - and will this lead to global disorder? Broken Cycle explores this urgent question by viewing international politics through a dynamic lens focused on the rise and fall of great powers - whose periodic global wars determine who rules and which ideas and values prevail in the reordered international system. Randall L. Schweller uncovers recurring patterns of change, offering a framework to anticipate the contours of the emerging world. Rather than tracking short-term diplomatic shifts, this book seeks the deeper rhythms of history - cycles of growth, expansion, and decline - that shape international politics over centuries. These patterns are not inevitable, but they are powerful. By understanding them, we gain insight into the forces driving today's dissent - and tomorrow's possibilities. This is a study of the structural forces that govern change, the crises that break the old order, and the ideas that rise in its place.
Product details
Number of Pages:
334
Release Date:
2026-02-28
Publication Date:
2026-01-15
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1009743384
ISBN13:
9781009743389
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
636 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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