pt. 1 Trend and Transformation in World Politics -- ch. 1 Exploring World Politics -- The Challenge of Investigating International Relations -- How Do Perceptions Influence Images of Global Reality? -- The Nature and Sources of Images -- Controversy Should We Believe What We See? -- The Impact of Perceptions on World Politics -- A Closer Look Perceptions, Freedom, And Equality -- Key Concepts and Terms for Understanding World Politics -- Introducing Terminology -- Distinguishing the Primary Transnational Actors -- Distinguishing Levels of Analysis -- Distinguishing Change, Continuities, and Cycles -- Preparing for Your Intellectual Journey -- ch. 2 Theories Of World Politics -- Theories and Change in World Politics -- Realism -- What Is the Realist Worldview? -- The Evolution of Realism -- The Limitations of Realist Thought -- Liberalism -- What Is Liberalism's Worldview? -- The Evolution of Liberalism -- The Limitations of Liberalism --

Constructivism -- What is the Constructivist Worldview? -- The Evolution of Constructivist Thought -- Controversy How Might Countries Respond to a Zombie Outbreak? -- The Limitations of Constructivism -- Other Theoretical Perspectives: Feminist and Marxist Critiques -- The Feminist Critique -- The Marxist Critique -- International Theory and the Global Future -- A Closer Look Values and Interests -- ch. 3 Theories Of International Decision Making -- Foreign Policy Making in International Affairs -- Transnational Actors and Decision Processes -- Influences on the Making of Foreign Policy Decisions -- Three Models of Decision Making by Transnational Actors -- Decision Making as Rational Choice -- The Leverage and Impact of Leaders -- Controversy Do Leaders Make a Difference? -- The Bureaucratic Politics of Foreign Policy Decision Making -- The Domestic Determinants of Foreign Policy Decisions --

A Closer Look Democratic Governance---A Foreign Policy Handicap? -- Global Influences on Foreign Policy -- Global Distribution of Power -- Geopolitical Factors -- pt. 2 The Globe's Actors and Their Relationships -- ch. 4 Rivalries And Relations Among The Great Powers -- The Quest for World Leadership -- World War I -- The Causes of World War I -- The Consequences of World War I -- World War II -- The Causes of World War II -- The Consequences of World War II -- The Cold War -- The Causes and Evolutionary Course of the Cold War -- Controversy Was Ideology the Primary Source of East-West Conflict? -- The Consequences of the Cold War -- The Post-Cold War Era -- America's "Unipolar Moment" -- From Unipolarity to Multipolarity: The Rise of the Rest? -- Looking Ahead: What Does the Future Look Like for the Great Powers? -- A Closer Look Is China a Serious Challenge to United States' Hegemony? -- ch. 5 The Global South In A World Of Powers --

Colonial Origins and Consequences -- The First Wave of European Imperialism -- The Second Wave of European Imperialism -- Self-Determination and Decolonization in the Twentieth Century -- North and South Today: Worlds Apart -- Why Do Such Differences Persist? -- Internal Sources of Underdevelopment -- International Sources of Underdevelopment -- Closing the Gap? The Global South's Prospects in a World of Great Powers -- Technology and Global Communications -- Controversy Theories of Development---A Return to Modernization? -- Insecurity and Weapons of War -- Reform of the Economic Order -- Foreign Aid and Remittances -- Trade and Foreign Direct Investment -- Debt Management and Governmental Corruption -- The Global South's Future -- A Closer Look Democracy and Foreign Aid -- ch. 6 Nonstate Actors And The Quest For Global Community -- Nonstate Actors in World Politics -- Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) -- Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) --

Prominent Intergovernmental Organizations -- The United Nations -- A Closer Look The United Nations and the Syrian Civil War -- Other Prominent Global IGOs -- Regional Intergovernmental Organizations -- The European Union -- Other Regional IGOs -- Prominent Types of Nongovernmental Organizations -- Nonstate Nations: Ethnic Groups and Indigenous Peoples -- Transnational Religious Movements -- Controversy Are Religious Movements Causes of War or Sources of Transnational Harmony? -- Multinational Corporations -- Issue-Advocacy Groups -- Malevolent Nonstate Actors -- Transnational Terrorist Groups -- Transnational Crime Organizations -- Nonstate Actors and the Future of World Politics -- pt. 3 Confronting Armed Conflict -- ch. 7 The Threat Of Armed Conflict To The World -- What Causes Armed Conflict? -- The First Level of Analysis: Individuals' Human Nature -- The Second Level of Analysis: States' Internal Characteristics --

The Third Level of Analysis: The Global System -- Frequency and Types of Armed Conflict -- Armed Conflict within States -- Intrastate Conflict -- A Closer Look Sudan and the Human Cost of War -- The International Dimensions of Internal Conflict -- Terrorism -- The New Global Terrorism -- Armed Conflict and Its Future -- Controversy Can the War against Global Terrorism Be Won? -- ch. 8 The Pursuit Of Power Through Arms And Alliances -- Realist Approaches to War and Peace -- Power in World Politics -- The Elements of State Power -- The "Cost" of Military Spending -- Changes in Military Capabilities -- Trends in the Weapons Trade -- The Strategic Consequences of Arms Sales -- A Closer Look Private Soldiers and the Conduct of War -- Nuclear Weapons -- The Revolution in Military Technology -- Robotic Weaponry -- Controversy Should Drones Be Used in the Conduct of Warfare? -- Biological and Chemical Weapons -- Military Strategies --

Coercive Diplomacy through Military Intervention -- Realist Interpretations of Alliances in World Politics -- Realism and the Balancing of Power -- Rules for Rivals in the Balancing Process -- Difficulties with the Maintenance of a Balance of Power -- What Lies Ahead? -- ch. 9 The Quest For Peace Through International Law And Collective Security -- Liberal and Constructivist Routes to International Peace -- Beating Swords into Plowshares -- Disarmament versus Arms Control as Routes to Peace -- Bilateral Arms Control and Disarmament -- Multilateral Arms Control and Disarmament -- A Closer Look The Future of Nuclear Weapons -- The Problematic Future of Arms Control and Disarmament -- Maintaining Collective Security through International Organizations -- The League of Nations, United Nations, and Collective Security -- Regional Security Organizations and Collective Defense -- Law at the International Level -- Core Principles of International Law --

Limitations of the International Legal System -- The Judicial Framework of International Law -- Legal and Diplomatic Responses to Armed Conflict -- Just War Doctrine -- New Rules for Military Intervention -- International Crises and the Negotiated Settlement of Disputes -- Institutions, Norms, and World Order -- Controversy Can Women Improve Global Negotiations and the Prospects for World Peace? -- pt. 4 Human Security, Prosperity, and Responsibility -- ch. 10 The Globalization Of International Finance -- Interpreting Contemporary Economic Change -- Money Matters: The Transnational Exchange of Money -- The Globalization of Finance -- Monetary Policy: Key Concepts and Issues -- Bretton Woods and Beyond -- Financial and Monetary Aspects of the Bretton Woods System -- Controversy The IMF, World Bank, and Structural Adjustment Policies: Is the "Cure" Worse Than the "Disease"? -- The End of Bretton Woods -- Floating Exchange Rates and Financial Crises --

The 2008 Global Financial Crisis -- A Closer Look The Greek Financial Crisis -- Whither the International Financial Architecture? -- ch. 11 International Trade In The Global Marketplace -- Globalization and Trade -- Trade, Multinational Corporations, and the Globalization of Production -- The Globalization of Labor -- Contending Trade Strategies -- The Shadow of the Great Depression -- The Clash between Liberal and Mercantilist Values -- Mercantilism -- Trade and Global Politics -- Controversy China and Taiwan---Can Economic Ties Overcome Strategic Rivalry? -- The Fate of Free Trade -- Trade Tricks -- The Uneasy Coexistence of Liberalism and Mercantilism -- Triumph or Trouble for the Global Economy -- The Development of the WTO -- World Trade and the Global Financial Crisis -- A Closer Look Trade and the Environment -- Regional and Plurilateral Trade Arrangements: Supplement or Substitute for the WTO? --

ch. 12 The Demographic And Cultural Dimensions Of Globalization -- Population Change as a Global Challenge -- World Population Growth Rates -- Demographic Divisions: Youth Bulges and Aging Populations -- Global Migration Trends -- A Quest for Sustenance and Freedom -- A Closer Look Global Migration and the Quest for Security -- Urbanization -- New Plagues? The Global Impact of Disease -- The Global Information Age -- The Evolution of Global Communications -- The Politics and Business of Global Communication -- Globalization and the Global Future -- Controversy Is Globalization Helpful or Harmful? -- ch. 13 The Promotion Of Human Development And Human Rights -- Putting People into the Picture -- How Does Humanity Fare? The Human Condition Today -- Measuring Human Development and Human Security -- Globalization, Democratization, and Economic Prosperity -- Human Rights and the Protection of People -- Internationally Recognized Human Rights --

The Precarious Life of Indigenous Peoples -- Gender Inequality and Its Consequences -- Controversy What Is Security? -- Gendercide, Slavery, and Human Trafficking -- Children and Human Rights -- Responding to Human Rights -- A Closer Look Insecurity in Childhood -- The Human Rights Legal Framework -- The Challenge of Enforcement -- ch. 14 Global Responsibility For The Preservation Of The Environment -- Framing the Ecological Debate -- Globalization and the Tragedy of the Global Commons -- The Ecopolitics of the Atmosphere -- Ozone Depletion and Protection -- The Ecopolitics of Biodiversity, Deforestation, and Water Shortages -- A Closer Look Global Water Shortages -- Toward Sustainability and Human Security -- The Quest for Sustainable Development -- Feeding the Masses -- Controversy Why Is There a Global Food Crisis? -- Converting to Renewable Sources of Energy -- Trade, the Environment, and Sustainable Development --

pt. 5 Thinking about the Future of World Politics -- ch. 15 Looking Ahead At Global Trends And Transformations -- Global Trends and Forecasts -- How to Think about How People Think about the World -- The Global Predicament: Key Questions about a Turbulent World -- Is Globalization a Cure or a Curse? -- Will Technological Innovation Solve Pressing Global Problems? -- What Types of Armed Conflict Will Become the Major Fault Line in the Geostrategic Landscape? -- Should the Global Community Intervene to Protect Human Rights? -- Is the World Preparing for the Wrong War? -- Is This the "End of History" or the End of Happy Endings? -- A New World Order or New World Disorder?.