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Dictators at War and Peace (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)

Jessica L. P. Weeks

Why do some autocratic leaders pursue aggressive or expansionist foreign policies, while others are much more cautious in their use of military force? The first book to focus systematically on the foreign policy of different types of authoritarian regimes,

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She recommended the book as a goto read for explaining why personalist dictatorship is harmful for foreign policy.

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I would recommend Jessica Weeks, who has a book called Dictators at War and Peace.

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Episode: Trump 2.0 and the Return of ‘Court Politics’

She recommended the book as a goto read for explaining why personalist dictatorship is harmful for foreign policy.

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I would recommend Jessica Weeks, who has a book called Dictators at War and Peace.

And this is our goto book for explaining why personalist dictatorship is bad for foreign policy.

So it's a very good read.

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