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| Controversy Boxes and Maps | |
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| Preface | |
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| About the Author | |
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| Trend and Transformation in World Politics | |
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| Exploring Twenty-First-Century World Politics | |
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| The Investigative Challenge | |
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| How Perceptions Influence Images of Reality | |
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| The Nature and Sources of Images | |
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| How Images Affect Visions of World Political Realities | |
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| Breaking the Global Puzzle into Parts: Interpreting at Different Levels of Analysis | |
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| The Book's Approach: Actors, Issues, and Their Interactions | |
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| Facing the Future: Some Key Questions to Consider | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Suggested Reading | |
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| Where on the World Wide Web? | |
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| Theories of World Politics | |
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| Understanding World Politics | |
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| The Elusive Quest for Theory | |
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| The Evolution of Theoretical Inquiry | |
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| Liberalism | |
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| The Liberal Worldview | |
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| The Liberal Reform Program | |
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| Realism | |
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| The Realist Worldview | |
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| Realism in the Nuclear Age | |
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| The Limitations of Realism | |
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| The Neorealist or "Structural" Extension of Realism | |
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| The Neoclassical Extension of Realism | |
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| Neoliberalism | |
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| Transnational Interdependence as a Neoliberal Counter Worldview to Realism | |
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| International Regimes | |
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| Alternative Theories | |
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| Theorizing about Theory: The Constructivist Conception | |
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| Constructivism | |
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| International Theory and the Future | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Suggested Reading | |
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| Where on the World Wide Web? | |
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| The Globe's Actors and Their Relations | |
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| Foreign Policy Decision Making | |
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| The Emergence of the Modern State System | |
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| The Global and Domestic Determinants of States' Foreign Policy Behavior | |
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| Geopolitics | |
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| Military Capabilities | |
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| Economic Conditions | |
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| Type of Government | |
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| The Unitary Actor and Rational Decision Making | |
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| States as Unitary Actors? | |
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| Policy Making as Rational Choice | |
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| Impediments to Rational Choice | |
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| The Bureaucratic Politics of Foreign Policy Decision Making | |
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| Bureaucratic Efficiency and Rationality | |
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| The Limits of Bureaucratic Organization | |
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| Attributes and Consequences of Bureaucratic Behavior | |
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| The Role of Leaders in Foreign Policy Decision Making | |
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| Leaders as Makers and Movers of World History | |
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| Factors Affecting the Capacity to Lead | |
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| Refinements to the History-Making Individuals Model | |
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| Constraints on Foreign Policy Making: Problems and Prospects | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Suggested Reading | |
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| Where on the World Wide Web? | |
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| Great-Power Rivalries and Relations | |
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| The Quest for Great-Power Hegemony | |
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| The First World War | |
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| The Causes of World War I | |
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| The Consequences of World War I | |
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| The Second World War | |
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| The Causes of World War II | |
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| The Consequences of World War II | |
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| The Cold War | |
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| The Causes and Evolutionary Course of the Cold War | |
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| The Consequences of the Cold War | |
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| The Future of Great-Power Politics: A Cold Peace? | |
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| America's Unipolar Moment in History | |
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| From Unipolarity to Multipolarity? | |
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| Responding to Multipolarity's Challenge | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Suggested Reading | |
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| Where on the World Wide Web? | |
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| The Global South in a World of Powers | |
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| The Colonial Origins of the Global South's Plight | |
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| The First Wave of European Imperialism | |
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| The Second Wave of European Imperialism | |
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| Colonialism, Self-Determination, and Decolonization in the Twentieth Century | |
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| North and South Today: Worlds Apart | |
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| Theoretical Explanations of Underdevelopment | |
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| Classical Economic Development Theory | |
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| Two Structural Theories: Dependency Theory and World Systems | |
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| Closing the Gap? The Global South's Prospects | |
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| The Global South's Foreign Policy Response to a World Ruled by the Great Powers | |
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| In Search of Power | |
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| Trade, Aid, Investment, Debt Relief-or Nothing? | |
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| The Future Role of the Global South | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Suggested Reading | |
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| Where on the World Wide Web? | |
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| Nonstate Actors in a System of States | |
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| Nonstate Actors, Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs), and Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs): An Introduction | |
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| Global Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) | |
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| The United Nations | |
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| The Organization of the United Nations: System and Structure | |
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| Other Prominent Global IGOs: The World Trade Organization, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund | |
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| The European Union as a Model Regional IGO | |
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| Other Regional IGOs | |
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| Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) | |
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| Nonstate Nations: The Indigenous Ethnic Groups of the Fourth World | |
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| Religious Movements | |
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| Multinational Corporations and Transnational Banks | |
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| Are NGOs Capable of Transforming World Politics? | |
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| Nonstate Actors: Saviors or Stranglers of the State? | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Suggested Reading | |
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| Where on the World Wide Web? | |
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| Humanitarian Challenges and the Protection of Human Rights | |
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| Putting People into the Picture | |
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| How Does Humanity Fare? Assessing the Human Condition | |
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| Measuring Human Development and Human Security | |
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| Political and Economic Preconditions for Human Development | |
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| Human Development in the Age of Globalization | |
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| The Global Refugee Crisis | |
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| Indigenous Peoples: Precarious Life in the Fourth World | |
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| Fourth World Reactions to Human Rights Violations | |
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| The Threat of State Disintegration to Human Security | |
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| Gender Politics: The Subordinate Status of Women and Its Consequences | |
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| Human Rights and the Protection of People | |
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| International Ethics: Reconciling National Interests and Human Interests | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Suggested Reading | |
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| Where on the World Wide Web? | |
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| The Politics of Global Welfare | |
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| Globalization and the Prospects for Global Governance | |
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| The Global Information Age | |
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| Global Communications | |
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| The Media: Markets or Monopoly? | |
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| Global Health or Global Infection? | |
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| Global Migration | |
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| The Globalization of Finance | |
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| The Globalization of Trade | |
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| Globalization and the State: What Future? | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Where on the World Wide Web? | |
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| Money and Markets in the Global Political Economy | |
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| The Global Context for Interpreting Contemporary World Economic Change | |
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| The Shadow of Past Commercial Policy Philosophy | |
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| The Clash between Liberal and Mercantile Values | |
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| Hegemony: A Precondition for Economic Order? | |
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| Monetary Matters: Can Financial Regimes Promote Growth? | |
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| The Nuts and Bolts of Monetary Policy | |
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| The Bretton Woods Monetary System | |
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| The End of Bretton Woods | |
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| Floating Exchange Rates | |
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| Reforming the International Financial Architecture? | |
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| Free-Trade Trends and Troubles | |
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| Threats to Free Trade | |
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| Triumph or Trouble for the Global Economy's Future? | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Suggested Reading | |
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| Where on the World Wide Web? | |
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| Population and Resource Pressures on the Global Environment | |
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| Population Change as a Global Political Challenge | |
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| Understanding Growth Rates: The Persian Chessboard | |
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| The Demographic Divide between Global North and Global South | |
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| Population Momentum | |
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| From Population Explosion to Population Implosion-A Demographic Transition? | |
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| New Plagues? The Global Impact of Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and Avian Flu | |
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| The International Response to Population Issues | |
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| Food Fights: The Clash of Optimists and Pessimists | |
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| A Prescription for Optimism or Pessimism? | |
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| Environmental Security and Sustainable Development | |
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| The Ecopolitics of Energy | |
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| The Global Politics of Oil Supply and Consumption | |
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| Running on Empty: Is Energy Security an Elusive Goal? | |
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| The Ecopolitics of the Atmosphere | |
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| Climate Change | |
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| Climate-Change Culprits | |
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| Ozone Protection | |
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| The Ecopolitics of Forests and Biodiversity | |
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| Shrinking Forests and Dust Bowls | |
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| Biodiversity | |
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| Toward Preservation: The International Response | |
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| Trade, the Environment, and Sustainable Development | |
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| Toward Sustainability? | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Suggested Reading | |
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| Where on the World Wide Web? | |
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| Managing Global Conflict | |
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| The Transformation of Armed Conflict | |
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| Continuities and Change in Armed Conflict | |
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| Rival Theories of the Causes of Aggression | |
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| The First Level of Analysis: Individuals' Human Nature | |
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| The Second Level of Analysis: States' Internal Characteristics | |
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| The Third Level of Analysis: Cycles of War and Peace in the Global System | |
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| Armed Conflict within States | |
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| The Characteristics of Civil War | |
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| The Causes of Civil War | |
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| The International Dimensions of Internal War | |
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| Terrorism | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Where on the World Wide Web? | |
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| Military Power, Coercive Diplomacy, and National Security | |
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| Power in International Politics | |
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| The Elements of State Power | |
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| Distinguishing Power from Capabilities | |
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| The Changing Character of Power | |
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| Trends in Military Spending | |
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| Changes in Military Capabilities | |
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| Trends in the Weapons Trade | |
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| Trends in Weapons Technology | |
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| Military Strategy in the Nuclear Age | |
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| Compellence | |
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| Deterrence | |
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| Preemption | |
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| The Uses and Limits of Coercive Diplomacy | |
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| Military Intervention | |
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| Economic Sanctions | |
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| The Great Powers' National Security Strategies | |
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| The U.S. Superpower Embraces a Revolutionary New Security Strategy | |
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| Russia Adjusts to Its New Geostrategic Circumstances | |
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| China's Global Clout and Security Posture | |
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| Japan's Search for a Strategy | |
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| Germany and the European Union Search for a Strategic Vision | |
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| The Search for Security in an Insecure World | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Suggested Reading | |
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| The Realist Road to Security through Alliances, Arms Control, and the Balance of Power | |
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| The Impact of Alliances on National and Global Security | |
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| Realpolitik Assumptions of Balance-of-Power Theory | |
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| Managing the Balance through a Concert of Great Powers | |
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| Stabilizing Power Balances through Arms Control | |
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| Arms Control versus Disarmament | |
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| Bilateral Arms Control and Disarmament | |
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| Multilateral Arms Control and Disarmament | |
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| The Problematic Future of Arms Control and Disarmament | |
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| Balancing Power in the Contemporary Global System | |
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| Models of the Balance of Power, Past and Present | |
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| World Domination by the U.S. Superpower, or a Multipolar Future of Balance-of-Power Competition? | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| The Liberal Institutional Paths to Peace | |
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| International Law and World Order | |
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| Law at the International Level: Core Principles | |
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| The Limitations of the International Legal System | |
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| The Relevance of International Law | |
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| The Legal Control of Warfare | |
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| International Organizations and World Order | |
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| The United Nations and the Preservation of Peace | |
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| Regional Security Organizations and Conflict Management | |
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| Political Integration: The Functional and Neofunctional Paths to Peace | |
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| World Federalism: A Single Global Government | |
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| Functionalism | |
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| Neofunctionalism | |
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| Political Disintegration | |
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| A Democratic Peace: Can Votes Stop Violence? | |
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| Liberal Institutions and World Order: From Security to Stability? | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Suggested Reading | |
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| Where on the World Wide Web? | |
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| The Problematic Twenty-First Century | |
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| Twelve Questions About Twenty-First-Century Global Prospects | |
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| Toward the Global Future: Key Questions for the Twenty-First Century | |
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| Will States Remain the Primary Actor in World Politics? | |
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| Should Global Interests Be Placed Ahead of National Interests? | |
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| As the Disappearance of War between States Transforms the Meaning of National Security, What Is the Purpose of Military Power? | |
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| Can the New Global Terrorism Be Contained? | |
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| Will Separatist Conflict within States Lead to Hundreds of New States? | |
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| Will the Great Powers Intervene to Protect Human Rights? | |
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| Will the United States, China, or the European Union Reign as the Globe's Supreme Superpower in the Twenty-First Century? | |
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| Is Globalization a Cure, or a Curse? | |
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| Is Realism Still Realistic and Is Liberalism Still Too Idealistic? | |
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| Is the World Preparing for the Wrong War? | |
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| Is This the "End of History" or the End of Happy Endings? | |
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| Is There a Reordered Global Agenda? | |
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| A New World Order or New World Disorder? | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Suggested Reading | |
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| Where on the World Wide Web? | |
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| InfoTrac College Edition | |
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| References | |
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| Credits | |
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| Author Index | |
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| Subject Index | |