Institutions, Strategic Restraint, and the Persistence of American Postwar Order

@article{Ikenberry1999InstitutionsSR,
  title={Institutions, Strategic Restraint, and the Persistence of American Postwar Order},
  author={Gilford John Ikenberry},
  journal={International Security},
  year={1999},
  volume={23},
  pages={43-78}
}
  • G. Ikenberry
  • Published 24 January 1998
  • Political Science
  • International Security
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