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June 26, 2025

Misreading Nuclear Realities: Contextualizing South Asia’s Deterrence Dynamics

June 25, 2025

Quiet Diplomacy in a Time of Crisis: A Regional Stabilizing Effort

June 21, 2025

Strategic Realignments in a Changing Regional Landscape

June 17, 2025

Radiation Risks: The Human Cost of Military Strikes on Nuclear Sites

June 15, 2025

Restoring Credibility Through Constructive Diplomacy

June 12, 2025

Global Partnerships and Local Narratives Challenge Diplomatic Coherence

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How States Think: The Rationality of Foreign Policy

To understand world politics, you need to understand how states think. Are states rational? Much of international relations theory assumes that they are. But many scholars believe that political leaders rarely act rationally. The issue is crucial for both the study and practice of international politics, for only if states are rational can scholars and policymakers understand and predict their behavior. John J. Mearsheimer and Sebastian Rosato argue that rational decisions in international politics rest on credible theories about how the world works and emerge from deliberative decision‑making processes. Using these criteria, they conclude that most states are rational most of the time, even if they are not always successful. Mearsheimer and Rosato make the case for their position, examining whether past and present world leaders, including George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin, have acted rationally in the context of momentous historical events, including both world wars, the Cold War, and the post–Cold War era.

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