Outrage balancing: A theory of aggressive foreign policy with evidence from the Pacific War
Published online on March 01, 2026
Abstract
International Relations, Ahead of Print.
Why do leaders sometimes pursue aggressive policies driven by outrage rather than by rational calculation? Although anger has long been recognised in international relations as a source of conflict, existing accounts under-theorise its causal impact on ...
Why do leaders sometimes pursue aggressive policies driven by outrage rather than by rational calculation? Although anger has long been recognised in international relations as a source of conflict, existing accounts under-theorise its causal impact on ...