{"product_id":"trust-and-mistrust-in-international-relations-9780691133881","title":"Trust and Mistrust in International Relations","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDevelops a theory of trust in international relations and applies it to the Cold War. Contrary to the common view that both sides were willing to compromise but failed because of mistrust, this work argues that most of the mistrust in the Cold War was justified, because the Soviets were not trustworthy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2006 Best Book Award, Conflict Processes Section of the American Political Science Association \"This rigorous but accessible book is a very good choice for graduate and advanced undergraduate classes in international relations. It is a must-read for academic specialists in international relations, and also should be of interest to policymakers and Cold War historians.\"--Anne E. Sartori, Journal of Peace Research \"Andrew H. Kydd's impressive new book speaks to a range of topics... This is a book everyone should read... Kydd's book is a model of systematic thinking about important subjects. The field of international relations is stronger because of its publication.\"--Aaron M. Hoffman, Political Science Quarterly \"This bold, elegant, innovative book is an important work of political science, but historians should take it seriously as well.\"--David A. Welch, International History Review \"[This] is an important book that does what a good theory book should do: offer a novel way of looking at a phenomenon and provide a solid basis for future research.\"--Branislav L. Slantchev, Perspectives on Politics \"Trust and Mistrust in International Relations is an important book that does what a good theory book should do: offer a novel way of looking at a phenomenon and provide a solid basis for future research... Andrew Kydd utilizes the models to illuminate crucial periods of recent history in a way that allows one to weigh, and dismiss, well-known alternatives.\"--Branislav L. Slantchev, Perspectives on Politics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures xi List of Tables xiii Acknowledgments xv   PART I Trust and International Relations   CHAPTER 1: Introduction 3 Defining Trust 6 Trust and International Relations 12 Methodology 22 A Road Map 25 Conclusion 26 CHAPTER 2: Trust and the Security Dilemma 28 The Security Dilemma Game 29 Introducing Uncertainty 34 Equilibria with Uncertainty 36 Achieving Cooperation 38 The Effects of Cooperation and Noncooperation 41 Conclusion 44 Appendix 45   PART II Fear and the Origins of the Cold War   CHAPTER 3: The Spiral of Fear 49 The Spiral Model 50 The Spiral Game 52 Equilibria in the Spiral Game 59 Defection and Fear 63 The External Observer's Perspective 68 Conclusion 77 Appendix 77   CHAPTER 4: The Origins of Mistrust: 1945-50 79 Explaining the Origins of the Cold War 80 Setting the Stage: Motivations and Beliefs in 1945 87 The Fate of Poland 92 Bulgaria and Romania 98 The Iranian Crisis 101 The Turkish Crisis 105 The Truman Doctrine 108 Hungary and Czechoslovakia 110 The Korean War 113 Conclusion 115   PART III European Cooperation and the Rebirth of Germany   CHAPTER 5: Trust, Hegemony, and Cooperation 119 Multilateral Cooperation 120 The Multilateral Trust Game 123 Equilibria in the Game 132 The Payoffs and Cooperation 134 Geography and Mistrust 136 Hegemony and Cooperation 137 Conclusion 139 Appendix 140   CHAPTER 6: European Cooperation and Germany, 1945-55 142 Explaining European Cooperation 143 The Road to Bizonia 149 The Origins of the Western Bloc: 1947 156 The Brussels Pact and the London Accords 162 The Birth of NATO and West Germany 165 German Rearmament 168 The Death of the EDC and the NATO Solution 173 The Perspectives Revisited 177 Conclusion 178   PART IV Reassurance and the End of the Cold War   CHAPTER 7: Reassurance 183 Reassurance in International Relations 184 The Reassurance Game 188 Equilibria in the Reassurance Game 190 Costly Signals versus Cheap Talk 197 The Size of the Signal 198 When Reassurance Works 200 Conclusion 204 Appendix 205   CHAPTER 8: The End of the Cold War: 1985-91 214   Explaining the End of the Cold War 215 New Thinking before 1985 223 The Advent of Gorbachev 225 The INF Treaty 227 Afghanistan, Liberalization, and the UN Speech 230 The Sinatra Doctrine 234 Less Socialism, More Unity 237 The End of the Soviet Union and the Russian Empire 240 The Depth of Trust 242 Conclusion 244   PART V Trust and Mistrust in the Post-Cold War Era   CHAPTER 9: Conclusion 247 The Solitary Superpower 248 The Post-Cold War Decade 251 The Twenty-first Century 252   Bibliography 257 Index 279","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138141126999,"sku":"9780691133881","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691133881.jpg?v=1751918161","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/trust-and-mistrust-in-international-relations-9780691133881","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}