Between Peace and War

Richard Ned Lebow is Professor of International Political Theory at Kings College London, UK.

• 1. Introduction.- Part I: The Origins of Crisis.- 2 Justification of Hostility.- 3. Spinoff Crises.- 4. Brinkmanships.- Part II: The Politics of Crisis.- 5. Cognitive Closure and Crisis Politics.- 6. The Sources of Misperception.- 7. The Context of Crisis.- 8. Crisis Management and Beyond.- Part III: Crisis and International Relations.- 9. Crisis as a Learning Experience.- 10. Conclusions.- 11. World War I, Crisis Management, and International Relations Theory (2020).