Flying Tiger: international relations theory and the politics of advanced weapons

Ulrich Krotz's 'Flying Tiger' takes a relatively obscure episode - the joint Franco-German production of a very expensive military helicopter, the Tiger helicopter - to make a groundbreaking theoretical contribution to international relations scholarship

Ulrich Krotz's 'Flying Tiger' takes a relatively obscure episode - the joint Franco-German production of a very expensive military helicopter, the Tiger helicopter - to make a groundbreaking theoretical contribution to international relations scholarship.

Cover -- Contents -- Figure and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Political Institutionalization, Social Construction, and Physical Reality -- 2. International Relations and National Interest -- 3. Why Cooperate? (1974-1982) -- 4. Bilateral Will and National Resilience (1982-1984) -- 5. Cost Explosions, Delays, Obstacles, Restoration (1984-1987) -- 6. Becoming Reality (1988-2009) -- 7. Findings, Conclusions, Implications -- Appendix: Costs, Phases, Names -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.