TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mearsheimer, John J.
TI  - The Tragedy of Great Power Politics
SN  - 9780393349276
U1  - 327.101 
PY  - 2014///
PB  - W W norton & company
KW  - Political Science
KW  - World politics 20th century
KW  - international relations
N1  - The anarchy of the international system requires states to seek dominance at one another's expense, dooming even peaceful nations to a relentless power struggle. The best survival strategy is to become a regional hegemon and to make sure that no other hegemon emerges elsewhere. He predicts that China will attempt to dominate Asia while the US will be determined to remain the world's sole regional hegemon. The tragedy of great power politics is inescapable.Includes bibliographical references and index
ER  -