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Chapter 1 - Thinking and Caring About World PoliticsThe Importance of Studying World PoliticsWorld Politics and Your FinancesWorld Politics and Your Living SpaceWorld Politics and Your LifeCan We Make a Difference?The World Tomorrow: Two Roads DivergeRealism and Liberalism: Some Travel Notes on Two RoadsThe Nature of Politics: Realism and LiberalismThe Roles of Power and Principles: Realism and LiberalismProspects for Competition and Cooperation: Realism and LiberalismAssessing Reality: Reality and LiberalismHow to Study World PoliticsPolitical Scientists and World PoliticsChapter SummaryChapter 2 - The Evolution of World PoliticsThe Evolving World System: Early DevelopmentAncient Greece and RomeAfter the Fall of Rome, A.D. 476 to 1700The 18th and 19th CenturiesThe Evolving World System: The 21st CenturyThe Cold War and the Bipolar SystemThe 21st Century: The Genesis of a New SystemThe Structure of Power in the 21st CenturySecurity in the 21st CenturyGlobal Economics in the 21st CenturyQuality of Life in the 21st CenturyChapter SummaryChapter 3 - Level of AnalysisSystem-Level AnalysisStructural CharacteristicsPower Relationships in the International SystemEconomic Patterns in the Political SystemNorms of Behavior in the International SystemState-Level AnalysisMaking Foreign Policy: Type of Government, Situation, and PolicyMaking Foreign Policy: Political CultureForeign Policy-Making ActorsIndividual-Level AnalysisHumans as a SpeciesOrganizational BehaviorLeaders and Their Individual TraitsChapter SummaryNationalism: The Traditional OrientationUnderstanding Nations, Nationalism, and Nation-StatesNations, Nationalism, and Nation-States DefinedThe Rise of Ascendancy of NationalismNationalism in Practice: Issues and EvaluationNation-States: More Myth than RealityNationalism: Builder and DestroyerSelf-Determination as a GoalNationalism and the FutureThe Recent Past and Present of NationalismThe Future of NationalismChapter SummaryChapter 5 - Globalization and Transnationalism: The Alternative OrientationGlobalizationGlobalization of Communications and TransportationEconomic GlobalizationCultural GlobalizationTransnationalismPostmodernismConstructivismFeminismTransnationalism in ActionTransnational OrganizationsRegional TransnationalismCultural TransnationalismTransnational ReligionIslam and the World Transnational MovementsTransnationalism Tomorrow Chapter SummaryChapter 6 - National States: The Traditional StructureThe Nature and Purpose of the StateThe State DefinedPurposes of the StateThe State as the Core Political OrganizationTheories of GovernanceDemocracy and World PoliticsNational and Other InterestsStates and the FutureThe State: The IndictmentThe State: The DefenseThe State: The VerdictChapter SummaryChapter 7 - International Organization: An Alternative StructureThe Evolution and Roles of International OrganizationThe Origins of IGOsThe Growth of IGOsRoles the IGOs PlayRegional IGOs' Focus on the European UnionThe Origins and Evolution of the European UnionThe Government of the European UnionThe Future of the EUGlobal IGOs' Focus on the United NationsIGO Organzation and Related IssuesIGO Leadership, Administration, and FinanceIGO ActivitiesEvaluating IGOs and Their FutureChapter SummaryChapter 8 - National Power and Diplomacy: The Traditional ApproachNational Power: The Foundation of National DiplomacyPower as an AssetMeasuring PowerCharacteristics of PowerThe Elements of PowerThe National CoreThe National InfrastructureThe Nature of DiplomacyThe Functions of DiplomacyThe Diplomatic SettingThe Conduct of DiplomacyModern DiplomacySome Rules of Effective DiplomacyOptions for Conducting DiplomacyChapter SummaryChapter 9 - International Law and Morality: An Alternative ApproachFundamentals of International Law and MoralityThe Primitive Nature of International LawThe Growth of International LawThe Practice of International LawThe Fundamentals of International MoralityThe International Legal SystemThe Philosophical Roots of LawHow International Law is MadeAdherence to the Law Adjudication of the LawApplying International Law and MoralityLaw and Justice in a Multicultural WorldApplying International Law and Morality to StatesApplying International Law to IndividualsThe Prudent Application of Law and MoralityThe Future of International Law and MoralityChapter SummaryChapter 10 - Pursuing SecurityThinking about SecurityA Tale of InsecurityConflict and Insecurity: The Traditional RoadWar and World PoliticsForce as a Political InstrumentUnconventional WarfareConventional WarfareWarfare with Weapons of Mass DestructionGlobal and International Security: The Alternative RoadLimited Self-Defense Through Arms ControlInternational Security ForcesAbolition of WarChapter SummaryChapter 11 - Globalization in the World EconomyTheories of International Political EconomyEconomic NationalismEconomic InternationalismEconomic StructuralismTwo Economic Worlds: North and SouthTwo Economic Worlds: Analyzing the DataTwo Economic Worlds: Human ConditionsThe Growth and Extent of International Political EconomyTradeInternational InvestmentMonetary RelationsGlobalization and Interdependence: Debating the FutureChapter SummaryChapter 12 - Global Economic Competition and CooperationGlobal Economic Competition: The Traditional RoadNational Economic Power: Assets and UtilizationThe North and International Political EconomyThe South and Internatonal Political EconomyThe Future of National Economic PolicyGlobal Economic Cooperation: The Alternative RoadGlobal Economic Cooperation: BackgroundGlobal Economic Cooperation: The InstitutionsRegional Economic CooperationChapter SummaryChapter 13 - Preserving and Enhancing Human Rights and DignityThe Nature of Human RightsCivil and Political Rights: Freedom from AbusesAbuse of Individual RightsAbuse of Group RightsThe International Response to Individual and Group Human Rights IssuesEconomic and Social RightsFoodHealthEducationChapter SummaryChapter 14 - Preserving and Enhancing the Global CommonsToward Sustainable Development The Ecological State of the WorldSustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development: Population and ResourcesPopulation Issues and CooperationResource Issues and CooperationResource Conservation: The Global ResponseSustainable Development: The EnvironmentEnvironmental IssuesEnvironmental Protection: The International ResponseChapter SummaryAn Epilogue to the Text/A Prologue to the FutureEndnotesGlossaryAbbreviationsReferencesIndex