04788nam 2200613 450 991046280290332120210613133924.01-58826-969-81-58826-835-7(CKB)2670000000373492(EBL)3329087(SSID)ssj0001043323(PQKBManifestationID)12487016(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001043323(PQKBWorkID)11061206(PQKB)10641677(MiAaPQ)EBC3329087(Au-PeEL)EBL3329087(CaPaEBR)ebr10913705(OCoLC)858949726(EXLCZ)99267000000037349220140901h20122012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrExplaining foreign policy international diplomacy and the Russo-Georgian War /Hans Mouritzen, Anders WivelBoulder, Colorado ;London, [England] :Lynne Rienner Publishers,2012.©20121 online resource (235 p.)Description based upon print version of record.Includes bibliographical references and index.""Book Title""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""Preface""; ""1-Explaining Foreign Policy""; ""Figure 1.1 Map of Georgia""; ""Foreign Policy Explanations: Competitive or Complementary?""; ""Explaining Much by Little""; ""Realism and Foreign Policy""; ""The Spatial Blindness of Modern Realism""; ""Structure of the Volume""; ""Historical Roots of the 2008 Conflict""; ""Notes""; ""2-A New Explanatory Framework""; ""Foreign Policy Profiles and Strategies""; ""Figure 2.1 Foreign Policy Profiles and Their Underlying Strategies""; ""What Is an â€œInterestingâ€? Explanation?""""Methodology and Explanatory Levels""""Figure 2.2 Theories and Typical Explanations at Three Explanatory Levels""; ""Epistemology and Reality""; ""What Is a â€œSatisfactoryâ€? Explanation?""; ""The Systemic Explanatory Level""; ""The Interstate Explanatory Level""; ""Figure 2.3 Basic System Types""; ""The Intrastate Explanatory Level""; ""Figure 2.4 The Twofold Reasoning of the Luxury Theory""; ""Figure 2.5 Foreign Policy Roles for Intrastate Peculiarities""; ""Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""3-Georgiaâ€?s Puzzling Attack on Tskhinvali""; ""Figure 3.1 Map of South Ossetia Before the War""""The Georgian Action Profile""""The Systemic Explanatory Level""; ""The Interstate Explanatory Level""; ""The Intrastate Explanatory Level""; ""Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""4-A Well-Prepared Russia Strikes Back""; ""The Russian Military and Diplomatic Response""; ""Limited War: The Fruits of Victory""; ""Russiaâ€?s Legitimizations: The Mirror Tactic""; ""The Systemic Explanatory Level""; ""Why Not â€œFinish the Jobâ€??""; ""Reflections on Explanatory Overkill""; ""Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""5-The United States Lets Down a Loyal Friend?""; ""The US Reaction Profile""""The Systemic Explanatory Level""""Table 5.1 Power Indicators for the United States, Russia, and China, 2007""; ""Figure 5.1 GDP for the United States, Russia, and China, 1995â€?2009""; ""The Interstate Explanatory Level""; ""Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""6-Europe Divided""; ""The European Reaction Profiles""; ""The Systemic Explanatory Level""; ""Figure 6.1 Reaction Profiles of EU and NATO Members Toward the Russo-Georgian War""; ""The Interstate Explanatory Level""; ""Figure 6.2 Energy Imports by EU and NATO Members, 2007""; ""The Intrastate Explanatory Level""; ""Conclusions""; ""Notes""""7-A Surprising Success: The European Union as Mediator""""The EU Reaction Profile""; ""The Systemic Explanatory Level""; ""The EU-External Explanatory Level""; ""The Intra-EU Explanatory Level""; ""Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""8-Russiaâ€?s Near Abroad and China: United in Caution""; ""The Near Abroad Reaction Profiles""; ""Figure 8.1 Reaction Profiles of Russiaâ€?s Near Abroad and China Toward the Russo-Georgian War""; ""Table 8.1 Relevant Eurasian IGOs and Their Members""; ""Figure 8.2 Military Expenditures for China, Russia, and Russiaâ€?s Near Abroad, 1995â€?2009""""The Systemic Explanatory Level""International relationsInternational relationsCase studiesElectronic books.International relations.International relations947.5808/6Mouritzen Hans879800Wivel AndersMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462802903321Explaining foreign policy1964640UNINA