 | Allies of Convenience: A Theory of Bargaining in U.S. Foreign Policy Subjects: United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945–1989; United States -- Foreign relations -- China; China -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- Pakistan; Pakistan -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- For; Evan Resnick examines the negotiating tables between the United States and its allies of convenience since World War II and sets forth a novel theory of alliance bargaining. Resnick's neoclassical realist theory explains why U.S. leaders negotiate less effectively with unfriendly autocratic states than with friendly liberal ones. Evan Resnick is assistant professor and coordinator of the United States Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. |
