CONTENTS
Preface = xiii
Acknowledgments = xv
Ⅰ. International Relations in a Political Setting = 1
1. The Study of International relations = 3
The Traditionalist and Scientific Approaches to International Relations = 5
A Plea for Humanism = 10
Suggestions for Further Study = 12
2. What Is Politics? = 13
Alternative Sytles of Politics = 14
Three Approaches to Politics = 17
Suggestions for Further Study = 23
3. Theories and Theory Building in International Relations = 25
Units and Levels of Analysis = 26
The Utility of theory in International Relations = 28
Limitations on Theory Building in International Relations = 29
Suggestions for Further Study = 34
Ⅱ. National Actors : Their Attributes, Interests and Policies = 35
4. The NationState and Nationalism = 37
Ethnic Pluralism = 38
The Roots of Nationalism = 42
The Rise of Modern Nationalism = 44
National Sovereignty = 47
Challenges to Nationalism = 50
Prospects for Nationalism = 52
Suggestions for Further Study = 54
5. Power and Capabilities of NationStates = 56
The Imprecision of Power as a Concept = 56
Attempts to Operationalize the Definition of Power = 58
The Power Profiles of NationStates = 64
Can We Return to a Single Useful Concept of Power? = 71
Suggestions for Further Study = 73
6. National Interests and Other Interests = 74
Defining the National Interest : An Art or a Science? = 75
Hans Morgenthau on National Interest = 77
The Fragmentation of National Interest = 81
Global Interests and Objectives = 87
Suggestions for Further Study = 88
7. Foreign Policies and DecisionMaking processes of NationStates = 89
Theorizing About Foreign Policy = 90
The Study of ForeignPolicy Decision Making = 99
A "Revisionist" Critique of DecisionMaking theory = 106
Formal Attempts to Compare foreign Policies = 107
Conclusion = 110
Suggestions for Further Study = 111
Ⅲ. International Political Processes : Civilized Actors in a primitive System = 113
8. Diplomacy = 115
Diplomacy Among NationStates : The Level of Negotiations = 116
The Functions of Diplomatic Missions = 118
The Structure and Instruments of Diplomacy = 120
The Changing Scope of Diplomacy = 123
Secret Versus Open Diplomacy = 125
Profiles of the Effective Diplomat = 127
The Prevalent Profile of "Effective": Statesmanship = 129
Some General Rules for "Good" Diplomats and Statesmen = 132
Suggestions for Further Study = 135
9. Political Warfare and Intelligence = 136
Intelligence and Espionage = 136
The Intelligence Mission = 138
Psychological Warfare = 139
Economic Warfare = 140
Political Warfare = 142
The Organization of the Intelligence Mission = 143
Profiles of Secret Agents = 146
Intelligence in a Democracy = 149
Suggestions for Further Study = 150
10. War and Its Causes = 152
The History of Warfare = 152
Causes of War = 157
Conclusion = 169
Suggestions for Further Study = 170
11. Modes and Levels of Warfare = 171
Internal War = 173
International War = 180
The Nuclear Problem = 183
Suggestions for Further Study = 185
12. The Control of Conflict in the International System = 187
A Word on Concepts = 190
A Historical Overview of Arms Control = 191
Systems of ArmsControl Verification = 194
Social Costs of Armaments = 196
Law of War = 199
Suggestions for Further Study = 202
13. The BalanceofPower System and Its Variations = 204
The Concept of "Balance of Power," = 206
The Balance of Power in Modern History = 209
Alternative World Political Systems = 212
The Conflict Quotient of Various International Systems = 219
Conclusion = 220
Suggestions for Further Study = 222
Ⅳ. The Rudimentary Institutions of the International System = 225
14. International Law : Fact or Fiction = 227
The Concept of Law = 227
The Historical Development of International law = 229
The NaturalistPositivist Debate = 231
The Sources of International Law = 232
The Subjects of International law = 235
Recognition of States and Gevernments = 236
Jurisdiction of States and Governments = 238
The Law of Treaties = 242
The "Laws" of War and Reprisals and Other Methods of SelfHelp = 244
Alternative Perceptions of International Law = 248
Suggestions for Further Study = 250
15. The Great Experiments in Global Organization = 252
Defining international Organization = 252
The Historical Development of International Organizations = 256
The League of Nations = 261
The United Nations System of Organizations = 264
Beyond Peace Keeping = 270
The United Nations Record in Decolonization = 272
The International Protection of Human Rights = 274
Assessment of the United Nations System = 277
Suggestions for Further Study = 278
16. The Theory and practice of Functionalism and Regional Integration = 280
The Theory of Integration = 282
Problem of Defining Regions = 284
Regional Defense Organizations = 286
Regional Functional organizations : The Western European Experiment = 287
Some Generalizations About Regional Integration = 291
The Debate Between Regionalists and Universalists = 294
Assessing Regionalism = 295
Suggestions for Further Study = 299
17. The International Economy : Widening the Political Net? = 301
The Magnitude of Interdependence = 301
International Trade : The Argument Between Free Traders and protectionists = 303
The Regulation of International Transactions = 307
The Balance of Payments as an Ingredient of National Power = 313
International Economic Institutions and the Planetary Economy = 315
Suggestions for Further Study = 319
Ⅴ. The International System in Transition = 321
18. The Gap Between Rich and Poor : Reassessing the Meaning and Process of "Development" = 323
Economic Development = 324
Political Development = 326
Social Development = 330
Two Strategies for the Development of Third World Countries = 333
Objective Indicators of Development = 336
Suggestions for Further Study = 340
19. New and Neglected Actors in the International System = 342
Multinational Corporations = 344
Ethnicity and Ethnic Groups : Neglected Actors in the Analysis of International Relations = 352
Terrorist Movements and Organizations = 355
Conclusion = 358
Suggestions for Further Study = 359
20. Challenges to the Existence of Mankind = 361
The Threat of War = 362
Ecocide = 365
The Population "Explosion," = 367
Food or Famine = 369
Alienation = 372
A Parting Word = 376
Suggestions for Further Study = 377
Index = 378