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.
PARTI.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