Povinná literatura:

Barnett, M.: Alliances, Balances of Threats and Neorealism. The Accidental Coup. In: Vasquez, J. A. a Elman, C. (eds.): Realism and the Balancing of Power. Prentice Hall, 2003, s. 222-249.

Maoz, Z.: Paradoxical Functions of International Alliances. In: Vasquez, J. A. a Elman, C. (eds.): Realism and the Balancing of Power. Prentice Hall, 2003, s. 200-221.