Why international primacy matters

Journal Article · · International Security; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/2539022· OSTI ID:6274800

Huntington, S P

Does international primacy matter The answer seems so obvious that one first wonders why someone as intelligent, perceptive, and knowledgeable as Robert Jervis raises the question. On further thought, however, one sees that while the answer may be obvious for most people, the reasons why it is obvious may not be all that clear and may have been forgotten or lost in the other concerns of political scientists and economists studying international relations. By posing this question at this time of change in world affairs Jervis has constructively forced us to rethink why primacy is of central importance. This issue involves several subordinate questions.

• OSTI ID: 6274800
• Journal Information: International Security; (United States), Journal Name: International Security; (United States) Vol. 17:4; ISSN INTSDR; ISSN 0162-2889
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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