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Each chapter ends with Discussion and Review Questions and Key Terms., Maps, Special Features, PrefacePART 1. FOUNDATIONS OF WORLD POLITICSCHAPTER 1. WORLD POLITICS: COMPLEXITY AND COMPETING PROCESSESCONFLICT AND COOPERATIONGLOBALIZATION VERSUS FRAGMENTATIONANARCHY VERSUS ORDERCONCLUSION* bWHAT WOULD YOU DO?/b Iran's Nuclear TestCHAPTER 2. THEORY AND WORLD POLITICSCLIMATE CHANGELEVELS OF ANALYSISSystemic Level of AnalysisbAT A GLANCE:/b The Prisoner's Dilemma GameDomestic Level of AnalysisIndividual Level of AnalysisbSPOTLIGHT:/b The Operational CodeLevels of Analysis: Analytical ToolsTHEORETICAL PARADIGMS/WORLDVIEWSRealismLiberalismConstructivismBlurring the LinesOther Theoretical Paradigms/Worldviews* bTHEORY IN REVIEW:/b International Responses to Climate ChangeSUMMARY AND PREVIEW* bWHAT WOULD YOU DO?/b Giant StormsCHAPTER 3. WORLD POLITICS AND ECONOMICS: 1648-1945THIRTY YEARS' WAR AND THE PEACE OF WESTPHALIAEIGHTEENTH-CENTURY EUROPEGreat PowersAftermath of War and Two RevolutionsbAT A GLANCE:/b "World Wars" of the Eighteenth CenturyNAPOLEONIC ERA AND ITS AFTERMATHConcert of EuropeUnification of Italy and GermanyTHE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND ITS AFTERMATHBritish Economic Hegemony and Its ChallengesTHE BISMARCKIAN SYSTEM AND THE EVE OF WARTHE WORLD WARSCauses of World War I and the Levels of AnalysisConsequences of World War I, Russian Revolution, Versailles SettlementbWHAT WOULD YOU DO?/b Russia and the Path to War, A Weak League and the Road to Another WarbSPOTLIGHT:/b The Munich Analogy, Economic Collapse and the Great DepressionCauses of World War II and the Levels of AnalysisConsequences of World War II, Uneasy Alliance, The Holocaust, Atomic BombCONCLUSION* bTHEORY IN REVIEW:/b Examples from 1648 to 1945CHAPTER 4. WORLD POLITICS AND ECONOMICS: THE COLD WARCAUSES OF THE OF THE COLD WAR AND THE LEVELS OF ANALYSISIt Was Moscow's Fault (Domestic Level)No, It Was Washington's Fault (Domestic Level)Ideological Conflict (Domestic Level)Leadership or the Lack Thereof (Individual Level)One World Divided by Two Superpowers Equals Conflict (Systemic Level)It Was All a Misunderstanding (Systemic Level)POLITICAL, MILITARY, AND ECONOMIC CHANGEInitial Confrontation: IranThe Iron Curtain Descends and Conflict IntensifiesTruman DoctrineMarshall PlanBerlin BlockadeNATO and the Warsaw PactTransformation of the World EconomybSPOTLIGHT:/b The Telegrams: Mr. X and Containment and the Novikov TelegramTHE COLD WAR IN ASIA AND THE THIRD WORLDNSC-68Korea: The Turning PointThe Third WorldTROUBLE SPOTS: BERLIN, CUBA, AND VIETNAMBerlinCubabWHAT WOULD YOU DO?/b Soviet Missiles in CubaVietnam and Its ConsequencesFROM DÉTENTE TO DISCORDThe Opening of China, the Moscow Summit, and SALTTensions in Détente* bAT A GLANCE:/b Major Arms Control Agreements of the Cold WarThe Invasion of AfghanistanThe Reagan DoctrineEND OF THE COLD WAR AND THE LEVELS OF ANALYSISThe Gorbachev Factor (Individual Level)Failure of Communism (Domestic Level)The End of the Evil Empire (Domestic Level)The End of Bipolarity (Systemic Level)CONCLUSION* bTHEORY IN REVIEW:/b Examples from the Cold WarCHAPTER 5. IMPERIALISM AND ITS SURVIVORSTHE RISE AND FALL OF EMPIRESThe First Transoceanic Empires: Spain and Portugal, Spanish Colonial Administration, Portuguese Colonialism, Spanish-American Independence, Independence from PortugalDutch EmpireFrench EmpireBritish EmpirebWHAT WOULD YOU DO?/b The Costs of ImperialismTwo Great Continental Empires: Russia and the United StatesbSPOTLIGHT:/b The Mahatma, The Russians, The AmericansOttoman EmpireToo Little, Too Late: German and Japanese EmpiresDECLINE OF IMPERIALISMIMPACTS OF IMPERIALISM* Social Impact of Colonialism* bAT A GLANCE:/b Human Costs of Imperialism, North America, The Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, Asia, The Pacific, China and JapanEconomic Consequences of Colonialism, Latin America, Africa, and the Pacific, Asia, Economic Consequences: An AssessmentCultural and Ideological Impact of Colonialism, Colonialism and Culture, Colonialism and IdeologyCONCLUSIONb* THEORY IN REVIEW:/b Examples from ImperialismCHAPTER 6. GLOBALIZATION AND FRAGMENTATION IN A NEW WORLD ORDER: 1991 TO THE PRESENTGLOBALIZATION AND FRAGMENTATION* Fukuyama Versus Huntington* Promise Unfulfilled? US HegemonyA NEW WORLD ORDER? War in the GulfThe European UnionUS Economic Hegemony Endures* The United Nations, Collective Security, and Humanitarian InterventionbSPOTLIGHT:/b Definitional Discord: Genocide and Ethnic CleansingbWHAT WOULD YOU DO?/b Genocide in RwandaTHE TERROR OF SEPTEMBER 11 AND ITS AFTERMATHWar in Iraq* The Great Recession and Debt Crisis in the European Union* Arab SpringThe Role of Nonstate Actors* bAT A GLANCE:/b Arab SpringCONCLUSIONbTHEORY IN REVIEW:/b Examples from 1991 to the PresentPART 2. THE MAJOR ISSUES IN WORLD POLITICSCHAPTER 7. SECURITY THEORY AND PRACTICEREQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITYELEMENTS OF POWEREconomic CapabilitiesMilitary Power, Measuring Military Capabilities, Benefits of Maintaining a Military* bAT A GLANCE:/b Military Balance: The US and Other Key Countries, Costs of Maintaining a MilitaryPolitical WillbSPOTLIGHT:/b Clausewitz on War and PoliticsINTERSTATE WARINTRASTATE WARSHUMAN SECURITY* bTHEORY IN REVIEW:/b Security* bWHAT WOULD YOU DO?/b Challenges of InfluenceCHAPTER 8. CONTEMPORARY SECURITY ISSUESTRENDS IN SECURITYChanging Strategies, United States, ChinabSPOTLIGHT:/b 9 Tales of Broken Arrows: Thermonuclear Near Misses Throughout History, African Union, Transnational Terrorist OrganizationsbAT A GLANCE:/b International Drug TraffickingChanging TechnologiesFUTURE CHALLENGESCONCLUSIONbWHAT WOULD YOU DO?/b China's Balancing Act* bTHEORY IN REVIEW:/b Nuclear SecurityCHAPTER 9. WORLD POLITICS: TRADE AND INVESTMENTTRADERicardo's Model of TradeTrade BarriersBalance of PaymentsMONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO AROUNDExchange RatesCapital Markets and Investment, Capital Markets* bSPOTLIGHT:/b "Financial Contagion in the Era of Globalized Banking"China's Influence on the US EconomyFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTECONOMIC POWERTrade and IndustryTechnologyECONOMICS AS POLITICSRealismLiberalismbAT A GLANCE:/b The Euro's Ups and Downs (and Ups!)Hegemonic Stability Theory: Bridging the Liberal-Realist DivideConstructivismCONCLUSIONbTHEORY IN REVIEW:/b Trade and InvestmentbWHAT WOULD YOU DO?/b Greece's Debt CrisisCHAPTER 10. WORLD POLITICS: DEVELOPMENTWHAT DEVELOPMENT MEANSHUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTDevelopment: A Holistic ApproachCivil Society and DevelopmentModernization Theory, Social Impact of Modernization, Critiques of Modernization TheoryPOLITICAL DEVELOPMENT* DemocratizationDomestic: Political Culture* bSPOTLIGHT:/b Tough Truths About Free TradeECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSystemic: Dependency Theory, Primary Product Exports, Unequal Terms of Trade, Transnational Corporations, Critiques of Dependency TheoryDomestic: Economic Development Theories, Import-Substitution Industrialization, Export-Led Industrialization, Washington ConsensusSystemic-Domestic, Structural Adjustment Programs, Economic Liberalism, Women, and DevelopmentDEVELOPMENT TODAYCreating a New ParadigmSearching for Practical Solutions: TechnologySearching for Practical Solutions: Microfinance* bAT A GLANCE:/b Cell Phones and DevelopmentCorruption Versus Courage* bWHAT WOULD YOU DO?/b Promoting Development* bTHEORY IN REVIEW:/b DevelopmentCONCLUSIONCHAPTER 11. HUMAN ISSUES: DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDSPOPULATIONPopulation Growth and Decline: Impact of Youth Bulges and Aging PopulationsUrbanization and MegacitiesInternational Responses to Population Dynamics: Importance of Family PlanningThe Abortion DebateMIGRATIONEconomic MigrationRefugeesConsequences of MigrationInternational Solutions to Problems of MigrationbSPOTLIGHT:/b Human TraffickingHEALTH AND DISEASEThe Global Health PictureResponses to Global Health ProblemsbWHAT WOULD YOU DO?/b Avian FlubTHEORY IN REVIEW:/b Demographic IssuesCONCLUSIONCHAPTER 12. RESOURCE ISSUESTHE ENVIRONMENTDeforestationPollution* bSPOTLIGHT:/b Women, Gender, and the EnvironmentInternational Cooperation for Saving the EnvironmentA Green and Pleasant Globe? WATERWater Scarcity and the Potential for ConflictInternational Responses to the Need for WaterWater's FutureFOODFeeding the WorldInternational Food Aid and Famine Relief EffortsENERGYThe Need for EnergyOil's Critical RoleEnergy Crises and Global ResponsesCoal and Natural GasRenewable EnergyCONCLUSIONbWHAT WOULD YOU DO?/b Economic Growth Versus the EnvironmentbTHEORY IN REVIEW:/b Resource IssuesCHAPTER 13. GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: INTERNATIONAL LAW AND ORGANIZATIONSINTERNATIONAL LAWSources of International Law, Customary Practices, TreatiesViolation and ComplianceAreas of International Law, Human Rights Under International Law, Can Human Rights Conventions Be Enforced?, Warfare and AggressionEffectiveness and Compliance: The Verdict on International LawINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSInternational Governmental OrganizationsSecurity IGOS: The United Nations, The United Nations Is Born, The United Nations: Structure, Functions, and Politics, General Assembly, Security CouncilbSPOTLIGHT:/b Confict and Cooperation in the Security Council, Secretariat and Secretary-General, International Court of Justice, Economic and Social Council, UN Peacekeeping Missions: Expectations and Experience, United Nations' EffectivenessbWHAT WOULD YOU DO?/b The Future of the UNEconomic IGOs, The World Bank, The International Monetary Fund, The GATT and the WTO, The Bretton Woods Institutions into the FutureNongovernmental Organizations, NGOs, Power, and Global Governance, NGOs in ActionCONCLUSIONbTHEORY IN REVIEW:/b Global GovernanceCHAPTER 14. WORLD POLITICS IN CONTEXTWHAT HAVE WE COVERED SO FAR? WHAT HAVE WE NOT YET COVERED? Ethics, Ethics of War, Ethics of Sovereignty and Positive Intervention, Ethics of Peace and Reconciliation, Ethics of Trade and Development, Ethics of Competing InterestsbSPOTLIGHT:/b Bad Guys Make Even Worse AlliesRelationship of World Politics to Other Subdisciplines of Political Science, Foreign Policy, Comparative Politics, American Politics, Political TheoryTHE FUTURERealist ProjectionLiberal ProjectionConstructivist Projection* bWHAT WOULD YOU DO?/b Crisis in Syria: Ethics of InterventionCONCLUSION, Notes, Glossary, Sources of Illustrations, Index