International politics: enduring concepts and contemporary issues

Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright ......Page 5
Detailed Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 12
Part I Effects of Anarchy over States’ Behavior......Page 16
  The Melian Dialogue......Page 22
  Legitimacy in International Politics......Page 27
  Six Principles of Political Realism......Page 30
  A Critique of Morgenthau’s Principles of Political Realism......Page 36
  The Anarchic Structure of World Politics......Page 48
  Rationalist Explanations for War......Page 67
  Anarchy Is What States Make of It......Page 74
  The Conditions for Cooperation in World Politics......Page 82
  Offense, Defense, and the Security Dilemma......Page 94
  Kant, Liberal Legacies, and Foreign Affairs......Page 113
  Alliances: Balancing and Bandwagoning......Page 125
  Hierarchy and Hegemony in International Politics......Page 132
  The Future of Diplomacy......Page 135
  The Uses and Limits of International Law......Page 145
  International Institutions: Can Interdependence Work?......Page 149
Part II Force and Its Functions......Page 156
  The Four Functions of Force......Page 160
  The Diplomacy of Violence......Page 167
  What Is Terrorism?......Page 179
  The Fungibility of Force......Page 189
  Why Civil Resistance Works......Page 204
  The Shape of Violence Today......Page 209
  Why Iran Should Get the Bomb......Page 215
  Getting Ready for a Nuclear-Ready Iran......Page 218
Part III The Role of the Economy in International Politics......Page 222
  The Nature of Political Economy......Page 227
  The Domestic Sources of Foreign Economic Policies......Page 242
  Why Doesn’t Everyone Get the Case for Free Trade?......Page 250
  Globalization of the Economy......Page 257
  Why the World Isn’t Flat......Page 271
  What Globalization Is and Is Not......Page 276
  A Sane Globalization......Page 281
  The Western Slump and Global Reorganization......Page 289
Part IV A New Era of International Politics......Page 302
  The Era of Leading Power Peace......Page 307
  The United States and the Rise of China......Page 321
  Ending Terrorism......Page 328
  Dealing with the Current Terrorist Threat......Page 334
  Reflections on Intervention......Page 343
  Humanitarian Intervention Comes of Age......Page 348
  The True Costs of Humanitarian Intervention......Page 354
  To the Shores of Tripoli? Regime Change and Its Consequences......Page 361
  Crafting Peace through Power Sharing......Page 368
  Human Rights in World Politics......Page 377
  International Law: The Trials of Global Norms......Page 388
  Transnational Activist Networks......Page 393
  Transnational Organized Crime and the State......Page 399
  Cyber Conflict and National Security......Page 410
  The Tragedy of the Commons......Page 423
  The Climate Threat We Can Beat......Page 428
  The United Nations and International Security......Page 434
  Globalization and Governance......Page 441
  The Future of the Liberal World Order......Page 451
  Individual Empowerment and Demographic Patterns......Page 459
  Emerging Multipolarity: Why Should We Care?......Page 466
  The Strategic Implications of Climate Change......Page 474
  The Inevitable Superpower: Why China’s Dominance Is a Sure Thing......Page 482
  Dollar Diminution and U.S. Power......Page 489
  Power Shifts, Economic Change, and the Decline of the West?......Page 498
  A World Without Nuclear Weapons?......Page 507
Credits......Page 512