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When leaders disappoint: rejection and denial of leadership roles in international politics

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International Relations

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Abstract

International Relations, Volume 40, Issue 1, Page 148-172, March 2026.
International leadership failure by states is an underdeveloped concept in International Relations. Existing approaches commonly equate leadership with hegemony, arguing that leadership success and failure are contingent on primacy or shared material ...