Acharya, Avidit; Ramsay, Kristopher W. - In: Quarterly Journal of Political Science 8 (2013) 2, pp. 183-203
Some scholars known as <italic>offensive realists</italic> claim that in the uncertainty of world politics, trust and cooperation between states is extremely unlikely. Others, such as <italic>defensive realists</italic>, claim that rational states are capable of finding ways to counteract the complications created by...