Territorial Expansion and Great Power Behavior During the Cold War: A Theory of Armed Emergence

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Dylan Motin

Territorial Expansion and Great Power Behavior During the Cold War

A Theory of Armed Emergence

Dylan Motin

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English

Routledge
20 June 2025

Military history; Social & political philosophy; Political ideologies; International relations; Theory of warfare & military science

Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics

Motin examines great powers’ reactions to the rise of new powers in bipolar international systems by exploring an understudied problem: the rarity of armed emergence after 1945.

The book focuses on Egypt, Iraq, Syria, and Vietnam; the few minor powers that attempted to emerge as great powers through force during the Cold War. Geography and existing powers’ reactions are analyzed as the two key factors determining a nation’s attempts at territorial expansion to achieve power on the global political stage. This systematic investigation of previously overlooked cases has profound implications for the scholarship on the rise and fall of great powers.

In a context where territorial conquest is returning worldwide, scholars studying international relations, international security, and strategic studies should find valuable insights in this realist take.

By: Dylan Motin
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 470g
ISBN: 9781041029687
ISBN 10: 1041029683
Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 20 June 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dylan Motin is a visiting scholar at the Seoul National University Asia Center, South Korea. He is also a non-resident Kelly Fellow at the Pacific Forum and a non-resident research fellow at the ROK Forum for Nuclear Strategy. His research interests include balance-of-power theory, great power competition, and Korean affairs.