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• Presenting the topics most frequently raised in introductory international relations courses, the cases are organized into four parts–“Enduring Dynamics,” “National and International Security,” “International Political Economy,” and “Human Security.” 

• An introductory essay in each part puts the cases in context by explaining the part’s theme and linking each case to it.

• The “Precis” and “Conclusion” in each case focuses students’ reading by highlighting what key concept in international relations is illustrated and by applying the concept to the case.

• Discussion questions and suggested readings and websites are listed in each case to help students critically engage the cases and to explore them in greater depth.

New To This Edition

• A new case study–“Peacekeeping: The Case of Darfur”–deals with international efforts to stop violence and keep peace through the United Nations. 

• A new case study–“Pivotal States: Confronting and Accommodating Iran”–examines the impact of major regional powers on global politics.

• A new case study–“Regional Integration: The European Union Faces the Future”–focuses on the European Union as the most advanced instance of regional economic integration.

• A new case study–“Resource Scarcity: Oil, the Lubricant That Corrodes”–provides contemporary analysis of security and economic problems created by global oil shortages.

• Each case study is thoroughly updated to reflect recent developments in world politics and to highlight a key concept in international relations.

Table of Contents

*Cases new to the fourth edition.

PART I. ENDURING DYNAMICS

Chapter 1. Democratic Peace: Popular Terror and Unfriendly Democracies

Chapter 2. Sovereignty and Intervention: The Legality and Impact of Invading Iraq

Chapter 3. War Crimes: International Law and the Problem of Torture

Chapter 4. Irresolvable Conflicts: The Israeli-Palestinian Impasse

PART II. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Chapter 5. Future Wars: From Symmetrical to Asymmetrical Warfare

*Chapter 6. Peacekeeping: The Case of Darfur

Chapter 7. Proliferation: North Korea and the Future

*Chapter 8. Pivotal States: Confronting and Accommodating Iran

PART III. INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

Chapter 9. Free Trade: From ITO to WTO and Beyond

Chapter 10. Rising Powers: China as Friend, Enemy, or Frenemy

Chapter 11. Economic Globalization: India and Venezuela

*Chapter 12. Regional Integration: The European Union Faces the Future

PART IV. HUMAN SECURITY

Chapter 13. Global Warming: Facing the Problem, Kyoto and Beyond

*Chapter 14. Resource Scarcity: Oil, the Lubricant That Corrodes

Chapter 15. International Disasters: African AIDS–Worse Than the Bubonic Plague

Chapter 16. Terrorism: Whence the War on Terror

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• Cases in International Relations: Portraits of the Future, 3/E
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  ISBN-10: 0205539084  |  ISBN-13: 9780205539086
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  Cases in International Relations challenges students to use international relations theory to explore the most current and pressing issues facing the world.
  

   

  Designed to complement the main themes of any introductory course, this text presents 16 case studies that focus on the most timely and enduring issues facing the international system. Selected for their contemporary interest to readers, each case study was written by the author. Cases in International Relations offers more than a collection of journal articles; it provides an original and integrated approach to examining global issues that is sure to engage students and get them to apply international relations concepts to real-world situations.

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• Cases in International Relations, 5/E
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  Cases in International Relations challenges students to use international relations theory to understand the most current and pressing issues facing the world.

   

  Designed to complement the main themes of any introductory course, this bestselling text presents 16 original case studies that survey the state of the international system and look in-depth at issues of current interest. Cases in International Relations offers more than a collection of journal articles; it provides a coherent and accessible approach that encourages students to put international relations concepts to practical use.

   

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