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