Essential goals in world politics

Introduction
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Contents
1 Themes and Eras of World Politics
	1.1 How to Understand “World Politics”
	1.2 Different Eras and Their Corresponding Political Themes.
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2 Classifying Political Goals
	2.1 Interests and Happiness
	2.2 Power
	2.3 Stability, Order, and Harmony
	2.4 Democracy and the Rule of Law
	2.5 National Unity
	2.6 Equality
	2.7 Dignity
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3 Security
	3.1 On Security and the “Sense of Security”
	3.2 Traditional Security: Domestic Stability and International Peace
	3.3 Prominence of Nontraditional Security Issues
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4 Wealth
	4.1 Wealth as Political Objective
	4.2 “The Great Enrichment” of the Contemporary World
	4.3 The Role of Wealth in Contemporary World Politics
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5 Faith
	5.1 Categories of Faith
	5.2 Political Functions of Faith
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6 Justice
	6.1 What Is Justice?
	6.2 Justice and Income Distribution
	6.3 Justice and the Rule of Law
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7 Freedom
	7.1 Notion of Freedom and Political Progress
	7.2 Political Constraints of Individual Freedom
	7.3 Contemporary Liberalism and Its Opposites
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8 Interactions Among the Five Goals
	8.1 Ranking of Priority and Choice
	8.2 Security and Wealth
	8.3 Interaction of Security with Faith, Justice, and Freedom
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9 Road to an Ideal Republic
	9.1 Standards of the Republic
	9.2 The Endless Quest
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