Table of Contents
Preface x
Part 1 Anarchy and Its Consequences 1
Power and principle in statecraft 9
The Melian Dialogue Thucydides 9
Six Principles of Political Realism Hans J. Morgenthau 16
A Critique of Morgenthau's Principles of Political Realism J. Ann Tickner 24
The Consequences of Anarchy 37
The Anarchic Structure of World Politics Kenneth N. Waltz 37
Anarchy and the Struggle for Power John J. Mearsheimer 59
Anarchy Is What States Make of It Alexander Wendt 70
The Mitigation of Anarchy 79
The Conditions for Cooperation in World Politics Kenneth A. Oye 79
Offense, Defense, and the Security Dilemma Robert Jervis 93
Kant, Liberal Legacies, and Foreign Affairs Michael W. Doyle 114
Alliances: Balancing and Bandwagoning Stephen M. Walt 127
The Future of Diplomacy Hans J. Morgenthau 135
The Uses and Limits of International Law Stanley Hoffmann 145
International Institutions: Can Interdependence Work? Robert O. Keohane 150
Part 2 The Uses of Force 159
The Political Uses of Force 163
The Four Functions of Force Robert J. Art 163
The Diplomacy of Violence Thomas C. Schelling 171
What is Terrorism? Bruce Hoffman 185
The Political Utility of Force Today 196
The Fungibility of Force Robert J. Art 196
The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism Robert A. Pape 213
New and Old Wars Mary Kaldor 231
Nuclear Deterrence and Nuclear Spread 238
Getting Ready for a Nuclear-Ready Iran Henry Sokolski 238
A Nuclear-Armed Iran: A Difficult but Not Impossible Policy Problem Barry R. Posen 242
Part 3 International Political Economy and Globalization 259
Perspectives on Political Economy 265
The Nature of Political Economy Robert Gilpin 265
The Domestic Sources of Foreign Economic Policies Michael J. Hiscox 282
The Great Divide in the Global Village Bruce R. Scott 292
The Nature of Globalization 305
Globalization of the Economy Jeffrey Frankel 305
Why the World Isn't Flat Pankaj Ghemawat 322
Offshoring: The Next Industrial Revolution? Alan S. Blinder 328
Critics of Globalization 339
Trading in Illusions Dani Rodrik 339
Why the Globalization Backlash Is Stupid John Micklethwait Adrian Wooldridge 348
Financial Regime Change? Robert Wade 355
Part 4 Contemporary Issues in World Politics 367
Interstate War and Terrorism 373
The Era of Leading Power Peace Robert Jervis 373
The United States and the Rise of China Robert J. Art 390
Ending Terrorism Audrey Kurth Cronin 398
Civil Wars and Intervention 412
Humanitarian Intervention Alan J. Kuperman 412
Possible and Impossible Solutions to Ethnic Civil Wars Chaim Kaufmann 424
Deconstructing Nation Building James L. Payne 445
Human Rights and International Law 450
Human Rights in World Politics Rhoda E. Howard Jack Donnelly 450
Reflections on Intervention Kofi Annan 463
International Law: The Trials of Global Norms Steven R. Ratner 469
Transnational Actors 475
Transnational Activist Networks Margaret E. Keck Kathryn Sikkink 475
NGOs: Fighting Poverty, Hurting the Poor Sebastian Mallaby 482
Transnational Organized Crime and the State Phil Williams 489
The Global Commons 502
The Tragedy of the Commons Garrett Hardin 502
Tyranny for the Commons Man Barry Schwartz 508
International Cooperation on Climate Change: Numbers, Interests, and Institutions David G. Victor 515
Global Governance 524
The United Nations and International Security Adam Roberts 524
Globalization and Governance Kenneth N. Waltz 533
Rising Powers and Global Institutions G. John Ikenberry 545
Minilateralism Mois?s Na?m 552
Government Networks and Global Governance Anne-Marie Slaughter 554
Future Developments 564
Global Trends 2025 The U.S. National Intelligence Council 564
Emerging Multipolarity: Why Should We Care? Barry R. Posen 572
The Return of Histor Robert Kagan 577
A Demographic Map of Our Geopolitical Future Richard Jackson Neil Howe 588