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- 01 aPProaches to InternatIonal relatIons Preface xvii
- thinking theoretically
- Developing the answers
- history
- Philosophy
- the scientific Method: behavioralism
- Is the World BecomIng more Peaceful?
- alternative approaches
- In sum: Making sense of International relations
- InternatIonal relatIons 02 the hIstorIcal context of con teMPorary
- the emergence of the Westphalian system
- eu rope in the nineteenth century
- the aftermath of revolution: core Princi ples
- the napoleonic Wars
- Peace at the core of the eu ro pean system
- Imperialism and colonialism in the eu ro pean system before
- balance of Power
- the breakdown: solidification of alliances
- the Interwar years and World War II
- World War II
- the cold War vi Contents
- origins of the cold War
- the cold War as a series of confrontations
- the cold War in asia and latin amer i ca
- Was the cold War really cold?
- the Immediate Post– cold War era
- the former soVIet unIon exPlaInIng the end of the cold War: a VIeW from
- the new Millennium: the first two De cades
- force aBroad? Why can’t a PoWer ful state lIke JaPan use armed
- In sum: learning from history
- 03 InternatIonal relatIons theorIes
- thinking theoretically
- theory and the levels of analy sis
- realism (and neorealism)
- the roots of realism
- realism in the twentieth and twenty- first centuries
- liberalism and neoliberal Institutionalism
- the roots of liberalism
- neoliberal Institutionalism
- liberalism today
- the radical Perspective
- social constructivism
- feminist critiques of Ir theory
- theory in action: analyzing the 2003 Iraq War
- realist Perspectives
- a faIr test? the effectIVeness of female marInes In comBat:
- liberal Perspectives Contents vii
- radical Perspectives
- af ghan I stan and Beyond canadIan VIeWs of foreIgn mIlItary InterVentIon:
- constructivist Perspectives
- realist Perspectives
- In sum: seeing the World through theoretical lenses
- 04 the InternatIonal systeM
- contending Perspectives on the International system
- the International system according to realists
- realists and International system change
- the International system according to liberals
- liberals and International system change
- the International system according to radicals
- rus sIa, syrIa, and the InternatIonal system
- the International system according to constructivists
- as a level of analy sis advantages and Disadvantages of the International system
- the InternatIonal system: a VIeW from chIna
- In sum: from the International system to the state
- contending Perspectives on the International system
- 05 the state
- the state and the nation
- contending conceptualizations of the state
- the realist view of the state
- seekIng PalestInIan statehood
- the liberal view of the state
- the radical view of the state
- the constructivist view of the state
- the realist view of the state
- the nature of state Power
- natu ral sources of Power viii Contents
- tangible sources of Power
- Intangible sources of Power
- the exercise of state Power
- the art of Diplomacy
- IndIa: a VIeW from a rIsIng state
- economic statecraft
- the Use of force
- Democracy, autocracy, and foreign Policy
- the art of Diplomacy
- Models of foreign Policy Decision Making
- the rational Model: the realist approach
- the liberal approaches the bureaucratic/orga nizational Model and the Pluralist Model:
- an elite Model: a radical alternative
- a constructivist alternative
- challenges to the state
- globalization
- transnational religious and Ideological Movements
- ethnonational Movements
- transnational crime
- fragile states
- In sum: the state and challenges beyond
- 06 the InDIvIDUal
- foreign Policy elites: Individuals Who Matter
- the Impact of elites: external conditions
- the Impact of elites: Personality and Personal Interests
- Individual Decision Making
- the PoPe: a VIeW from the VatIcan
- Information- Processing Mechanisms
- VladImIr PutIn: the IndIVIdual and hIs PolIcIes
- Private Individuals
- track- two Diplomacy Use of Individuals Contents ix
- foreign Policy elites: Individuals Who Matter
- Mass Publics
- elites and Masses: common traits
- the Impact of Public opinion on elites
- Mass actions and the role of elites
- In sum: contending Perspectives on the Impact of Individuals
- organ IzatIons InternatIonal laW, anD nongovernMental
- Intergovernmental organ izations
- the creation of Igos
- the roles of Igos
- the United nations
- the eu ro pean Union—organ izing regionally
- Who goVerns the arctIc?
- and the league of arab states other regional organ izations: the oas, the aU,
- International law
- International law and Its functions
- the sources of International law
- compliance and enforcement of International law
- nongovernmental organ izations
- the growth of ngo Power and Influence
- functions and roles of ngos
- ngos: a VIeW from kenya
- the Power of ngos
- the limits of ngos
- analyzing Igos, International law, and ngos
- the realist view
- the radical view
- the constructivist view
- Make a Difference? In sum: Do Igos, International law, and ngos
- 08 War anD strIfe
- What Is War?
- categorizing Wars
- the causes of War
- the Individual: realist and liberal Interpretations
- state and society: liberal and radical explanations
- the International system: realist and radical Interpretations
- how Wars are fought
- conventional War
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Unconventional Warfare
- terrorism
- the Just War tradition
- the Debate over humanitarian Intervention
- the dIffIcult trade- offs of drone Warfare
- the Debate over humanitarian Intervention
- contending Perspectives on Managing Insecurity
- realist approaches: balance of Power and Deterrence
- conflIct In ukraIne, 2014: a VIeW from rus sIa
- Disarmament liberal approaches: collective security and arms control/
- nato: Managing Insecurity in a changing environment
- realist approaches: balance of Power and Deterrence
- In sum: a changing view of International security
- What Is War?
- 09 InternatIonal Po lItI cal econoMy
- Practices and Ideas the historical evolution of the International economy: clashing
- Post– World War II economic Institutions
- how the globalized economy Works today Contents xi
- International finance
- International trade
- economic regionalization
- economic challenges in the twenty- first century
- International Development
- crises of economic globalization
- the eurozone crIsIs: a VIeW from greece
- economic globalization critics of International economic liberalism and
- Bad PolItIcs? the nIcaraguan canal: good economIcs,
- Practices and Ideas the historical evolution of the International economy: clashing
- 10 hUMan rIghts
- religious, Philosophical, and historical foundations
- human rights as emerging International responsibility
- states as Protectors of human rights
- states as abusers of human rights
- the role of the International community— Igos and ngos
- Igos in action
- ngos’ Unique roles
- evaluating the efforts of the International community
- specific human rights Issues
- the Prob lem of genocide and Mass atrocities
- of Women’s rights Women’s rights as human rights: the globalization
- the VIctIms of War
- refugees and IDPs: a human rights and humanitarian crisis
- refugees: a VIeW from southeast asIa
- contending Perspectives on responding to human rights abuses
- global health, anD crIMe 11 transnatIonal IssUes: the envIronMent,
- the environment— Protecting the global commons
- conceptual Perspectives
- Pollution and climate change
- the human cost of clImate change
- natu ral resource Issues
- Population Issues
- environmental ngos in action
- a theoretical take
- in the global commons health and communicable Disease— Protecting life
- ebola and hIv/aIDs as transnational Issues
- a theoretical take
- transnational crime
- narcotrafficking
- cyber crime or netcrime
- a theoretical take
- cyBer securIty: a VIeW from the unIted kIngdom
- the Impact of transnational Issues
- transnational Issues from Diff er ent theoretical Perspectives
- Will transnational Issues lead to global governance?
- In sum: changing you
- notes a
- glossary a
- credits a
- Index a