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This insightful book shows that traditional realist approaches miss a critical dimension in many situations: ideology. Mark L. Haas (Duquesne Univ.) analyzes three situations: the failures of France and Britain to forge a defensive alliance with the USSR to counter German threats in the 1930s, the Chinese decision to open relations with their erstwhile American enemy in the 1970s, and the collapse of Turkish-Israeli security ties in 2009–10.

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The book addresses significant questions of alliance politics, holds key insights on alliance formation outcomes, and generates important policy implications.

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International Studies Review