Broken cycle : world politics in the age of dissent / Randall L. Schweller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schweller, Randall L., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great powers.

International relations.

World politics--21st century.

World politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 323 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

Why is the Liberal International Order unraveling - and will this lead to global disorder? Broken Cycle explores this urgent question by viewing international politics through a dynamic lens focused on the rise and fall of great powers - whose periodic global wars determine who rules and which ideas and values prevail in the reordered international system. Randall L. Schweller uncovers recurring patterns of change, offering a framework to anticipate the contours of the emerging world. Rather than tracking short-term diplomatic shifts, this book seeks the deeper rhythms of history - cycles of growth, expansion, and decline - that shape international politics over centuries. These patterns are not inevitable, but they are powerful. By understanding them, we gain insight into the forces driving today's dissent - and tomorrow's possibilities. This is a study of the structural forces that govern change, the crises that break the old order, and the ideas that rise in its place.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 23 Feb 2026).

ISBN:

1-009-74340-6

1-009-74341-4

1-009-74337-6