The Global Future: A Brief Introduction to World Politics

Front Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Brief Contents......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Maps......Page 15
Preface......Page 16
About the Authors......Page 22
PART I: Trend and Transformation in World Politics......Page 24
1. Exploring Twenty-First-Century World Politics......Page 26
Continuity and Change in World Politics......Page 29
How Perceptions Influence Images of Reality......Page 33
A Framework for Examining World Politics......Page 39
Facing the Future......Page 43
2. Theories of World Politics......Page 50
Realist Theory......Page 52
Liberal Theory......Page 56
Constructivist Theory......Page 63
What's Missing in Theories of World Politics?......Page 67
Forecasting the Global Future with Theories of World Politics......Page 70
PART II: The Actors in World Politics......Page 78
3. Foreign Policy Decision Making......Page 79
Explaining Foreign Policy......Page 82
International Sources of Foreign Policy......Page 84
Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy......Page 86
Individual Sources of Foreign Policy......Page 93
Constraints on the Foreign Policy-Making Process......Page 96
4. Great-Power Rivalry and the Lure of Hegemony: Cycles of War and Peace in Modern World History......Page 103
The First World War......Page 106
The Second World War......Page 111
The Cold War......Page 116
The Future of Great-Power Politics......Page 122
5. Rich and Poor in World Politics: The Plight of the Global South......Page 129
Global Inequalities......Page 132
The Colonial Experience of the Global South......Page 134
North and South Today: Worlds Apart......Page 140
The Global South's Foreign Policy Response......Page 146
The Future of the Global South......Page 158
6. Nonstate Actors and the Challenge of Global Governance......Page 162
Types of Nonstate Actors......Page 164
Global Intergovernmental Organizations......Page 167
Regional Intergovernmental Organizations......Page 177
Nongovernmental Organizations......Page 182
Nonstate Actors and the Global Future......Page 193
PART III: The Politics of Global Security......Page 198
7. Armed Conflict in the Twenty-First Century......Page 199
Trends in Armed Conflict......Page 201
What Causes Armed Conflict?......Page 204
The Future of Armed Conflict......Page 215
8. Military Power and National Security in a Turbulent World......Page 226
Power in World Politics......Page 228
The Pursuit of Military Capability......Page 231
Military Strategy in the Nuclear Age......Page 238
The Limits of Coercive Diplomacy......Page 244
Building World Security......Page 250
9. Realist Paths to Peace: Alliances, Arms Control, and the Balance of Power......Page 254
Realism and the Balancing of Power......Page 257
Stabilizing Power Balances through Arms Control......Page 263
Balancing Power in the Contemporary International System......Page 268
10. Liberal and Constructivist Paths to Peace: International Norms, Institutions, and Integration......Page 278
International Legal Norms and World Order......Page 282
International Institutions and World Order......Page 295
International Integration and World Order......Page 301
PART IV: The Politics of Global Welfare......Page 308
11. The Globalization of World Politics......Page 309
What Is Globalization?......Page 312
The Economics of Globalization......Page 317
The Challenges of a Borderless World......Page 325
Global Governance or Backlash?......Page 328
12. Trade and Monetary Relations in a Global Political Economy......Page 333
Contending Economic Strategies for an Interdependent World......Page 335
Hegemony and the Management of the Global Economy......Page 340
The Changing Free-Trade Regime......Page 344
The Changing International Monetary Regime......Page 346
Global Economic Concerns in the Twenty-First Century......Page 353
13. Human Rights and the Quest for Global Justice......Page 363
Evaluating the Human Condition......Page 365
Human Rights and the Protection of People......Page 371
Responding to Human Rights Abuses......Page 377
14. Population Dynamics and Global Environmental Politics......Page 386
Global Demographic Patterns......Page 388
Environmental Security and Sustainable Development......Page 396
Future Environmental Policy Choices......Page 409
PART V: Alternative World Futures......Page 414
15. Prospects for a New World Order......Page 415
The Global Predicament: Questions for a Turbulent World......Page 417
Human Choice and the Global Future......Page 426
Glossary......Page 430
References......Page 441
Index......Page 462