The Tragedy of Great Power Politics"A superb book. Mearsheimer has made a significant contribution to our understanding of the behavior of great powers."The National Interest, Barry R. Posen A decade after the cold war ended, policy makers and academics foresaw a new era of peace and prosperity, an era in which democracy and open trade would herald the "end of history." The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, sadly shattered these idyllic illusions, and John Mearsheimer's