This is an updated edition of the now-classic original of the same title. It has three new substantial chapters: a prologue, a chapter on new evidence on World War I, and an epilogue. The updated edition contains the now-famous typology of international crisis, the original critique of deterrence, the emphasis on agency, and the turn to political psychology to explain sharp departures from rational policy-making. The new chapters update and reevaluate these arguments and approach a critical hindsight assessment in light of post-Cold War developments.
1. Introduction.- Part I: The Origins of Crisis.- 2 Justification of Hostility.- 3. Spinoff Crises.- 4. Brinkmanships.- Part II: The Politics of Crisis.- 5. Cognitive Closure and Crisis Politics.- 6. The Sources of Misperception.- 7. The Context of Crisis.- 8. Crisis Management and Beyond.- Part III: Crisis and International Relations.- 9. Crisis as a Learning Experience.- 10. Conclusions.- 11. World War I, Crisis Management, and International Relations Theory (2020).
Richard Ned Lebow is Professor of International Political Theory at Kings College London, UK.
