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International Relations and Foreign Policy

This cluster of papers encompasses a wide range of topics related to international relations, including power dynamics, the role of international institutions and global governance, the influence of norms and soft power, the security dilemma, international law and diplomacy, globalization, and hegemonic structures. The papers explore various theoretical perspectives and empirical case studies to understand the complexities of interactions between states and non-state actors in the global arena.

78,630 works

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Most cited

  1. Anarchy is what states make of it: the social construction of power politics

    Alexander Wendt · 1992 · International Organization · 5,798 citations

  2. Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics

    G. John Ikenberry, Joseph S. Nye · 2004 · Foreign Affairs · 5,072 citations

  3. Rationalist explanations for war

    James D. Fearon · 1995 · International Organization · 4,017 citations

  4. Taking Preferences Seriously: A Liberal Theory of International Politics

    Andrew Moravcsik · 1997 · International Organization · 2,807 citations

  5. Territoriality and beyond: problematizing modernity in international relations

    John Gerard Ruggie · 1993 · International Organization · 2,669 citations

  6. Structural causes and regime consequences: regimes as intervening variables

    Stephen D. Krasner · 1982 · International Organization · 2,611 citations

Most recent

  1. Competitive statecraft and the shadow of the future: a game-theoretic perspective on stability and chaos

    Oleksandra Werbowa · 2026 · Frontiers in Political Science · 0 citations

  2. China’s Strategic Narratives in Global Governance

    Yujin Yang · 2026 · Advances in Social Science and Culture · 0 citations

  3. Domestic transmission belts and the variance of dual alignment: a neoclassical realist analysis of ASEAN’S response to multipolarity

    Syahrul Salam, Mansur Juned · 2026 · Frontiers in Political Science · 0 citations

  4. The NMC Theory for Global Bipolarity: A Structural Law of The Atomic Era

    Cong Nguyen · 2026 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 0 citations

  5. Soft Hegemony

    Haonan Hua · 2026 · European Journal of East Asian Studies · 0 citations

  6. RISING POWERS AND THE LIMITS OF US HEGEMONY: A NEOREALIST ANALYSIS OF INSTITUTIONAL AND STRATEGIC RESISTANCE

    Ojas Dubey · 2026 · ShodhSamajik Journal of Social Studies · 0 citations

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