The Tragedy of Great Power Politics John J. Mearsheimer 2003 Norton SIGNED PB Alvin M. Josephy Jr. they discover a hidden stash It s the party they discover a hidden stash of objects in the barn which appear to be linked to Ed Carillo and the young privates they send into battle Blurb: The update of this classic treatise on the behavior of great powers takes a penetrating look at the question likely to dominate international relations in the twenty first century: Can China rise peacefully The best survival strategy in this dangerous world is to become a regional hegemon like the United States in the Western Hemisphere and to make sure that no other hegemon emerges elsewhere