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WHY LEADERS LIE WHY LEADERS LIE The Truth about Lying in International Politics JOHN J. MEARSHEIMER Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Repub- lic France Greece 5/346 Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Por- tugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Copyright © 2011 by John J. Mearsheimer Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 www.oup.com Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press 6/346 All rights reserved. No part of this publica- tion may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, re- cording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publica- tion Data Mearsheimer, John J. Why leaders lie : the truth about lying in in- ternational politics / John J. Mearsheimer. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-19-975873-9 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-19-975873-5 7/346 1. International relations—Moral and ethical aspects. 2. Truthfulness and falsehood—Political aspects. 3. Political eth- ics. I. Title. JZ1306.M43 2011 172’.4—dc22 2010013552 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper Contents Preface Introduction CHAPTER 1 What is Lying? CHAPTER 2 The Inventory of International Lies CHAPTER 3 Lying between States CHAPTER 4 Fearmongering 9/346 CHAPTER 5 Strategic Cover-ups CHAPTER 6 Nationalist Myths CHAPTER 7 Liberal Lies CHAPTER 8 The Downside of Telling International Lies CHAPTER 9 Conclusion Notes 10/346 Index

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