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Title Page

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Contents

Maps

Preface

PART Ⅰ Theoretical Perspectives and Historical Background

CHAPTER 1 Theories of Global Politics

Realism

Criticisms of Realism

SUMMARY

KEY TERMS

POLICY CHOICES:TRADING WITH CHINA

CHAPTER 2 The Historical Setting

Global Politics in Ancient Times

The Emergence of the Modern State and the Contemporary International System

The Age of Imperialism

The Twentieth-Century World Wars

Theoretical Perspectives on the History of Global Politics

SUMMARY

KEY TERMS

POLICY CHOICES:SHOULD BRITAIN HAVE APPEASED HITLER?

CHAPTER 3 The Modern Era

The Origins and Early Years of the Cold War

Decolonization and Regional Confl ict in the Cold War Context

Changes in East-West Competition

Changes in the International Economy and the Rise of Interdependence

The End of the Cold War

The Post–Cold War World:Challenges to Sovereignty

Theoretical Perspectives on Global Politics in the Modern Era

SUMMARY

KEY TERMS

POLICY CHOICES:SHOULD MILITARY INTERVENTION IN IRAQ HAVE OCCURRED?

POLICY CHOICES:WAS THE BUSH DOCTRINE WORKABLE AND JUSTIFIED?

PART Ⅱ Actors in Global Politics:Power and Policy

CHAPTER 4 The Power of States and the Rise of Transnational Actors

Nations and States

The Power of States

Measuring Power

Transnational Actors:A Challenge to States' Power?

Multinational Corporations

Nongovernmental Organizations

International Terrorism and Terrorist Groups

SUMMARY

KEY TERMS

POLICY CHOICES:SHOULD STATES SUPPORT THE ACTⅣITIES OF NGOS?

CHAPTER 5 Inside States:The Making of Foreign Policy

Public Opinion

Differences in Political Systems

Interest Groups and Domestic Opposition

Foreign Policy Bureaucracies

Characteristics of Leaders and the Psychology of Decision Making

SUMMARY

KEY TERMS

POLICY CHOICES:SHOULD LEADERS LISTEN TO PUBLIC OPINION?

PART Ⅲ Interactions of Actors:Security Relations

CHAPTER 6 International Confl ict:Explaining Interstate War

Explaining Confl ict Between States:Analyzing Wholes and Parts

Systemic Explanations of Interstate War

State- and Dyadic-Level Explanations of Wars

Decision-Making-Level Explanations of Wars

Multilevel Explanations of War:Using Caution When Comparing Levels of Analysis

SUMMARY

KEY TERMS

POLICY CHOICES:SHOULD STATES INTERVENE TO PROMOTE DEMOCRATIZATION?

CHAPTER 7 Ethnic Confl ict and International Terrorism

Ethnic Confl ict in Global Politics

International Terrorism

SUMMARY

KEY TERMS

POLICY CHOICES:DEALING WITH ETHNIC GRIEVANCES

POLICY CHOICES:IS THE WAR ON TERROR AN EFFECTⅣE POLICY FOR ADDRESSING TERRORISM?

CHAPTER 8 Efforts to Avoid Confl ict:Alliances,Arms,and Bargaining

Alliances

Arms and Arms Control

Bargaining and Negotiation

SUMMARY

KEY TERMS

POLICY CHOICES:NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION

CHAPTER 9 Global Security Efforts:International Organizations,Law,and Ethics

International Organizations and Collective Security

International Law

Ethics,Morality,and International Politics

The Ethics of Intervention:Human Rights Versus States' Rights

International Cooperation:Norms and Regimes

SUMMARY

KEY TERMS

POLICY CHOICES:SHOULD TRADITIONAL LAWS OF WAR APPLY TO ENEMY COMBATANTS IN THE“WAR ON TERROR”?

POLICY CHOICES:SHOULD STATES SUPPORT THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT?

PART Ⅳ Interactions of Actors:Economic Relations

CHAPTER 10 Interdependence Among Rich States:International Political Economy in the North

The Era of U.S. Economic Predominance and the Liberal International Economic Order

The International Political Economy After Bretton Woods

SUMMARY

KEY TERMS

POLICY CHOICES:SHOULD ECONOMIC LIBERALISM BE ABANDONED AS THE BASIS FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY?

CHAPTER 11 The Developing States in the International Political Economy

The Economic Gap Between the North and the South

Explanations of the North-South Gap

Development Strategies for the South

The Role of the International Organizations in Economic Development

Moral,Economic,and Security Implications of the North-South Gap

SUMMARY

KEY TERMS

POLICY CHOICES:DEALING WITH MNC INVESTMENTS

POLICY CHOICES:AIDING THE SOUTH

CHAPTER 12 Regional Economic Integration in the Global Political Economy

Economic and Political Integration in Western Europe

Economic Integration Among Developing States

Economic Integration Across the North-South Divide

Regional Integration,Supranationalism,and the International Political Economy

Theoretical Perspectives on Regional Institutions

SUMMARY

KEY TERMS

POLICY CHOICES:JOINING THE EUROPEAN UNION

PART Ⅴ Global Challenges

CHAPTER 13 The Global Environment and Its Inhabitants

Environmental Challenges

Assessments of the Challenges:Optimists and Pessimists

The Politics of Environmental Cooperation

Theoretical Perspectives on Environmental Cooperation

SUMMARY

KEY TERMS

POLICY CHOICES:SUPPORTING THE KYOTO PROTOCOL

POLICY CHOICES:ADDRESSING POPULATION GROWTH

CHAPTER 14 Globalization:Contemporary Dynamics and the Future of World Politics

What Is Globalization?

A Historical Perspective on Globalization:How New Is It?

Globalization and Its Discontents

Globalization and the State:The Future of World Politics

SUMMARY

KEY TERMS

POLICY CHOICES:IS GLOBALIZATION DESIRABLE?

References

Index