From Tirpitz to Gorbachev

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The narrative explores the evolution of power politics, beginning with the establishment of the German battlefleet and culminating in Gorbachev's reforms. It highlights the Great Powers' failure to acknowledge the catastrophic consequences of war, leading to two world wars. Post-1945, a decline in power politics emerged, constrained by nuclear weapons and Soviet revisionism. The book argues that moral objections, technological progress, and economic development contributed to the rise of a norm-based, accommodatory culture, paving the way for a new post-Cold War order.