Each chapter ends with a Conclusion, Key Terms, and Visual Review.Preface: Maps of the World: PART I. STUDYING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSChapter 1. Introducing International RelationsThe Field of International Relations: Key Concepts, Actors, and ProblemsWhat Is International Relations?Key ConceptsSovereignty: CASE IN POINT: The End of a French-German Occupation: Alsace-LorraineNations and States: Key ActorsState Government and Foreign Policy: Intergovernmental Organizations: Nongovernmental Organizations: Key ProblemsViolence and War: Weapons of Mass Destruction: Environmental Problems: Poverty: Violation of Human Rights: Overpopulation and Migration: A Path to Peace and Economic Improvement: How We Study International RelationsGathering InformationGovernmental and Nongovernmental Reports: Eyewitness Sources: Communications: CASE IN POINT: Facts and LiesIntelligence: Surveys: Experimental Methods: Analyzing InformationThe Importance of Theory and Its Applications: DEBATE: The Corruption Perceptions IndexCritical Thinking in International RelationsDistinguishing Facts from Opinions: Looking for Multiple Causes: Being Aware of Bias: Contexts and ApplicationsThe Individual Decisions ContextThe State Policies ContextThe Global ContextThe Uses of History: Can Democracy Be "Exported"?Chapter 2. The Realist PerspectiveIdeasUnderstanding Power in International RelationsThe Development of RealismIntellectual Roots: Realism Prevails in Europe: Realism Becomes a Theory: Neorealism (Structural Realism): International OrderPolarity and International Order: International Order and Politics: The Rise and Fall of Great Powers: Realist LessonsThe Ottoman Empire: The British Empire: The United States: An "Empire of Freedom and the Dollar"?: CASE IN POINT: The Monroe DoctrineHow Great Powers Evolve: ArgumentsDEBATE: Will the Global Power Struggle Ever End?RealpolitikRules of Engagement: Predator States: Power Shifts: International Order and WarTypes of Responses to the Use of Force: Probability of War: Nonmilitary ResponsesContexts and ApplicationsThe Individual Decisions ContextThe State Policies ContextCASE IN POINT: Individual Leaders and Their Foreign PolicyThe Global ContextPutting the Contexts TogetherThe Uses of History: The North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationChapter 3. The Liberal PerspectiveIdeasThe Development of LiberalismIntellectual Roots: CASE IN POINT: Are Humans Inherently Selfish and Violent?Early Attempts to Implement Liberal Principles: The Lessons of World War I: The League of Nations: 1945: A New Beginning for Liberal Principles: NeoliberalismArgumentsComparing Liberalism and RealismLiberalism and Wars: Lessons of Diplomacy: DEBATE: When Should Liberals Go to War?CASE IN POINT: Diplomatic Efforts in an India-Pakistan ConflictDemocratic Peace: Soft Power: CASE IN POINT: Can "Democratic Peace Theory" Be Challenged?DEBATE: Which Country Has the Most Soft Power?International and Nongovernmental InstitutionsCross-National Networks: Nongovernmental Organizations: Contexts and ApplicationsThe Individual Decisions ContextCASE IN POINT: To What Degree Does Partisanship Affect U.S. Foreign Policy?The State Policies ContextPublic Support for Foreign Policy: Policy Climate: CASE IN POINT: U.
S. Public Opinion and the Use of Force AbroadThe Global ContextThe Uses of History: The European CommunityChapter 4. Alternative ViewsIdeasArgumentsThe Constructivist ViewSocially Constructed Meanings: Three Types of International Environments: Historical Lessons: Marxism and Conflict TheoriesMarxism (and Leninism): From Dependency Theory to Occupy Wall Street: Postcolonial Studies: Gender and International Relations: Political CultureIdentity FactorsIdentities and Civilizations: Race and Ethnic Conflict: Nationalism and Other Political Attitudes: DEBATE: Who Are Patriots and Nationalists?Political PsychologyRational Decision-Making: Biased Decision-Making: Political Socialization: Contexts and ApplicationsThe Individual Decisions ContextVisionaries, Fanatics, and Pragmatics: The Anatomy of Decisions: Life Experiences: Alternative Theories Tested: The State Policies ContextBureaucracy and Cognitive Maps: Access to Information and Statemanship: The Democratic-Authoritarian Continuum: CASE IN POINT: Two-Level GamesCollective Experiences: The Global ContextGender and Class Perspectives: Global Interests?: Regional Responses: On Clashes between Civilizations: The Uses of History: The Cuban Missile CrisisPART II. THREE FACETS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSChapter 5. International SecurityIdeasSecurityConflict and WarTypes of WarCASE IN POINT: War in AngolaSecurity PoliciesArgumentsRealismRealist Principles of Security: The Security Dilemma: Nuclear Deterrence: The Domino Theory: Security Regimes: LiberalismLiberal Principles of Security: IGOs and the Security Community: ConstructivismPerceptions, Identities, and Beliefs: Militarism and Pacifism: Conflict TheoriesMarxism: DEBATE: "Americans Are from Mars, Europeans from Venus"Feminism: Contexts and ApplicationsThe Individual Decisions ContextLeaders and Advisers: Peace Psychology: CASE IN POINT: Are Veterans More Likely than Non-Veterans to Support the Use of Force?DEBATE: GRIT and the Spiral of InsecurityThe State Policies ContextPublic Opinion: Ideology: Lobbying and Security Bureaucracy: The Global ContextGeopolitics: Regional Security: Energy, Resources, and Security: The Uses of History: Ending the Cold WarChapter 6. International LawIdeasLaw, the Role of IGOs, and International RelationsPrinciples and Sources of International LawDevelopment of International LawLaws of the Sea: Laws of War: Humanitarian Issues: Human Rights: Early Legal International Institutions: From the League of Nations to the United Nations: ArgumentsThe Realist View of International LawSovereignty: State Interest: Law Enforcement: CASE IN POINT: The International Criminal CourtThe Liberal View of International LawReason and Shared Principles: Extraterritoriality and Supranationalism: DEBATE: Why Can''t We Outlaw War?Universal Jurisdiction: The Legality of War: Constructivism and Other Views of International LawConstructivism''s View of Ideology and Law: Perceptions of International Law: Conflict Theories: DEBATE: From Kosovo to the Russian-Ukrainian ConflictContexts and ApplicationsThe Individual Decisions ContextPolitical Authority: The State Policies ContextInternational Law and the United States: The Global ContextFrom Nationalism to Supranationalism: Unresolved Obstacles: CASE IN POINT: Rwanda and Belgium LawThe Uses of History: War Crimes, Genocide, and the Legacy of NurembergChapter 7. International Political EconomyIdeasThe Major Factors of IPEProduction and Consumption: Finances: Financial Globalization: Trade: DEBATE: Global Interdependence and Local PricesMajor Actors: ArgumentsMercantilism: A Prequel to IPEPrinciples of Mercantilism: Practices of Mercantilism: The Keynesian Approach: Economic Liberalism and the Formation of IPEThe Roots and Principles of Economic Liberalism: DEBATE: National Pride and Foreign OwnershipInternational Organizations: Regional Trade Agreements: Constructivism and IPENationalism and Economic Policies: Economic Climate: Marxism and Conflict Theories: Radical Criticisms of IPEMarxism: Economic Dependency: CASE IN POINT: Fair TradeContexts and ApplicationsThe Individual Decisions ContextPolitical Leadership: Microeconomics: CASE IN POINT: Discoveries and InnovationThe State Policies ContextThe Business of Cycle and Countries'' Economic Policies: Domestic Politics: Surplus or Manageable Deficit?: The Global ContextWhich Economic Policy?: North-South Divide and Development: Global Interdependence: Multinational Corporations: International Institutions and the Global Economy: Economic Globalization and Conflict: The Uses of History: China as a Free Rider of Liberal GlobalizationPART III. TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY CHALLENGESChapter 8.
International TerrorismIdeasTerrorism and CounterterrorismWhy Definitions Are ImportantLegitimization of Military Actions: Mobilization of International Law: Justification of Other Policies: CASE IN POINT: The Terrorism Label Can Be MisusedHow Terrorism WorksAssumptions and Methods: The "Logic" and Strategies of Terrorism: Terrorism: In the Name of What?Anarchism: Extreme Nationalism: Radical Socialism: Islamic Fundamentalism: DEBATE: Do Violent Groups Change?ArgumentsThe Realist View of TerrorismPower Balance: Asymmetrical Threats and Preventative Actions: Counterterrorism: The Liberal View of TerrorismUnderstanding Causes of Terrorism: Criminalizing Terrorism: Liberalism and Counterterrorism: Constructivist and Other Views of TerrorismThree Pillars of Terrorism: CASE IN POINT: Northern IrelandIdeology, Identity, and International Context: DEBATE: On Moral Relativism and TerrorismMarxism and Conflict Theories: Contexts and ApplicationsThe Individual Decisions ContextThe Terrorist''s Profile: Rehabilitations as Counterterrorism: The State Policies ContextDomestic Costs of Counterterrorism: Terrorism as a Means to Gain State Power: Democratic Governance and Terrorism: The Global ContextThreats to the Global Context: Global Waves: Global Counterterrorism: The Uses of History: Al-QaedaChapter 9. Environmental Problems and International PoliticsIdeasEnvironmental ProblemsAir Pollution: CASE IN POINT: A Disappearing SeaOzone Depletion: Climate Change: Deforestation: Loss of Wildlife: Loss of Clean Water: Disasters and AccidentsEnvironmental Policies TodayRestriction and Regulation: Green Investments: Comprehensive Policies: Policy Implementation: ArgumentsRealismAccidents, Disasters, and Security: Global Commons: LiberalismInternational Treaties and Organizations: Nongovernment Organizations: Public Awareness: "Environmental Offenders": ConstructivismAlternative and Critical ViewsContexts and ApplicationsThe Individual Decisions ContextEnvironmentalism and Skepticism: DEBATE: Alarming and Skeptical VoicesA Sense of Mission and Leadership: The State Policies Context.