TY - GEN T1 - Trust and hedging in international relations A1 - Stiles, Kendall W. LA - English PP - Ann Arbor PB - University of Michigan Press YR - 2018 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_on1025328223 AB - "Do States trust each other? What are the political and ethical implications of trust? Drawing from a wide range of disciplines, Trust and Hedging in International Relations adds to the emerging literature on trust in international relations by offering a systematic measure of state-to-state trust. Looking at how relationships between European microstates and their partners have evolved over the past few centuries, Stiles finds that rather than trusting, most microstates are careful to hedge in their relations by agreeing only to arrangements that provide them with opt-out clauses, heavy involvement in joint decision-making, and sunset provisions. In the process, Stiles assesses the role of rationality, social relations, identity politics, and other theories of trust to demonstrate that trust is neither essential for cooperation nor a guarantee of protection and safety. Finally, he explores the ethical implications of a foreign policy founded on trust--in particular whether heads of state have the right to enter into open-ended agreements that put their citizens at risk"-- CN - JZ1249 .S75 2018eb SN - 9780472123575 SN - 0472123572 SN - 9780472130702 SN - 0472130706 KW - International relations : Social aspects : Case studies. KW - States, Small : Case studies. KW - Trust : Political aspects : Case studies. KW - Luxembourg : Foreign relations. KW - Liechtenstein : Foreign relations. KW - San Marino : Foreign relations. KW - Monaco : Foreign relations. KW - Andorra : Foreign relations. KW - Petits États : Études de cas. KW - Confiance : Aspect politique : Études de cas. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE : International Relations : General. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE : History & Theory. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Government : International. KW - Diplomatic relations KW - Social aspects KW - States, Small KW - Trust : Political aspects KW - Andorra KW - Liechtenstein KW - Luxembourg KW - Monaco KW - San Marino KW - Case studies ER -