Fordham, Benjamin O - In: Journal of Peace Research 48 (2011) 5, pp. 587-603
little explicit attention has been paid to the question of why some states expand their foreign policy ambitions, adopting … what can be termed a major-power foreign policy. This article evaluates three explanations for this policy choice. Some … international relations theory claims that potential power is itself a sufficient motivation for the adoption of major-power foreign …