Abstract In the 2012 Martin Wight Memorial Lecture, Nicholas Wheeler explored how trust
might be built between political leaders, drawing primarily on how the interpersonal …

Trust is central to international politics. Trust-related theoretical arguments can be divided
between rationalist, cultural and psychological schools. We present concise reviews of these …

This introductory essay lays the groundwork for an inductive, relational approach to the
study of trust in international relations. It argues that the two main accounts of trust, affective …

Hiski Haukkalaa, Johanna Vuorelma* b and Carina van de Weteringc aInternational
Relations, School of Management, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; bDepartment …

How can trusting relationships be identified in international politics? The recent wave of
scholarship on trust in International Relations answers this question by looking for one or the …

Trust is a core concept in International Relations (IR), representing a key ingredient in state
relations. It was only relatively recently that IR scholars began to probe what trust really is …

International relations theory has had a trust revival, with scholars focusing on how trust can
enhance interpersonal cooperation attempts between leaders. We propose there is another …

In this review article we explore the growing body of literature on the subject of trust in the
field of international relations. We argue that the international level represents a unique …

This book review relays key theoretical points put forward by Nicholas J. Wheeler in his book
Trusting Enemies, in particular how face-to-face bonding between state leaders is essential …

The challenge of building trust between states that have a history of conflict and acrimony
has attracted the attention of scholars in the field of International Relations for several …