Conceptualizing the effects of polarization for US foreign policy behavior in international negotiations: revisiting the two-level game

Polarization has been a prevalent phenomenon in US politics, yet its foreign policy implications remain understudied. A common assumption is that polarization undermines the utilization of United States’ material power via a coherent grand strategy. In this article, I argue that polarization does no...

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1. Verfasser: Friedrichs, Gordon (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2022
In: International studies review
Year: 2022, Jahrgang: 24, Heft: 1, Pages: 1-29
ISSN:1468-2486
DOI:10.1093/isr/viac010
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