How Louis XIV Survived His Hegemonic Bid: The Lessons of the Sun King’s War Termination

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Dylan Motin

How Louis XIV Survived His Hegemonic Bid

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The Lessons of the Sun King’s War Termination

Dylan Motin

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Anthem Press
02 September 2025

European history

The International Relations field grew around stories of great powers vying for hegemony and ultimately failing. However, France's Louis XIV stands out among modern aspiring hegemons as the only one to leave his country intact, even larger than he found it.

This book argues that Louis XIV's war-ending strategy explains this outlying case. Like other potential hegemons, Louis fought general wars he failed to win decisively. But Louis would often

negotiate peace from a position of strength while other aspiring hegemons generally fought to the finish, thus solidifying uncompromising balancing coalitions. This eagerness to pursue peace from a strong position mollified opposing coalitions and allowed France to extract some gains, however limited. First, the work presents Louis's strategy of major wartime

concessions from a position of strength. Second, it shows how he used this strategy to exit his three general wars. Third, it describes his foreign policy background and beliefs to unpack the origins of this war-ending strategy. Fourth, the book compares France to other hegemonic pretenders to control for possible explanations and shows that Louis's strategy was unique.

Finally, it discusses in turn the research's implications for the

International Security field and U.S. decision-makers concerned by the possibility of war with China and Russia. Hence, this book matters to policymakers, International Relations theorists, and historians of modern

Europe.

By: Dylan Motin
Imprint: Anthem Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 111g
ISBN: 9781839996139
ISBN 10: 1839996137
Pages: 72
Publication Date: 02 September 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dylan Motin is a visiting scholar at the Seoul National University Asia Center and a Non-resident Kelly Fellow at the Pacific Forum.