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Cases in International Relations

by: Snow, Donald M.

Cases in International Relations

by: Snow, Donald M.

ISBN 13:
9780205723782
ISBN 10:
0205723780
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2010
Publisher: Longman
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Cases in International Relationschallenges 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 Relationsoffers 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.

Preface	p. xiii
Enduring Dynamics	p. 1
Democratic Peace: Popular Terror and Unfriendly Democracies	p. 3
Precis	p. 3
The Democratic Peace Idea	p. 5
The Challenges: Hamas and Others	p. 13
Conclusion	p. 17
Study/Discussion Questions	p. 18
Reading/Research Material	p. 19
Web Sites	p. 20
Sovereignty and Intervention: The Legality and Impact of Invading Iraq	p. 21
Precis	p. 21
The Concept of Sovereignty	p. 23
The Assault on Sovereignty Outside the UN: The Iraq Precedent	p. 29
Conclusion	p. 36
Study/Discussion Questions	p. 36
Reading/Research Material	p. 37
Web Sites	p. 38
War Crimes: International Law and the Problem of Torture	p. 39
Precis	p. 39
Background of the Problem	p. 41
Evolution of the Problem	p. 44
Bosnia and Rwanda: The Problem Revived	p. 46
The Bosnia "Ethnic Cleansing"	p. 47
Proposals for a Permanent War Crimes Tribunal	p. 50
Conclusion	p. 55
Study/Discussion Questions	p. 56
Reading/Research Material	p. 57
Web Sites	p. 57
Irresolvable Conflicts: The Israeli-Palestinian Impasse	p. 58
Precis	p. 58
Irresolvable Conflicts	p. 59
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict	p. 61
Israeli Independence, War, and Displacement	p. 63
The Current Impasse	p. 73
Conclusion	p. 75
Study/Discussion Questions	p. 77
Reading/Research Material	p. 77
Web Sites	p. 78
National and International Security	p. 79
Future War: From Symmetrical to Asymmetrical Conflict	p. 81
Precis	p. 81
Planning Twentieth-Century Style: Anticipating World War II	p. 84
Planning Twenty-First-Century Style: Anticipating Future Wars	p. 89
Conflict Environment	p. 89
Conclusion	p. 96
Study/Discussion Questions	p. 97
Reading/Research Material	p. 97
Web Sites	p. 98
Peacekeeping: The Case of Darfur	p. 100
Precis	p. 100
Peacekeeping in Theory and Practice	p. 102
Peacekeeping in Darfur	p. 112
Conclusion	p. 117
Study/Discussion Questions	p. 118
Reading/Research Material	p. 119
Web Sites	p. 119
Proliferation: North Korea and the Future	p. 120
Precis	p. 120
The Proliferation Problem	p. 121
The Proliferation Problem Applied: Iran, Iraq, and North Korea	p. 130
Conclusion	p. 135
Study/Discussion Questions	p. 136
Reading/Research Material	p. 137
Web Sites	p. 137
Pivotal States: Confronting and Accommodating Iran	p. 138
Precis	p. 138
Iran: A Pivotal State	p. 140
Dealing with Iran	p. 149
Conclusion	p. 155
Study/Discussion Questions	p. 155
Reading/Research Material	p. 156
Web Sites	p. 157
International Political Economy	p. 159
Free Trade: From ITO to WTO and Beyond	p. 161
Precis	p. 161
Institutionalizing Trade	p. 164
Is Institutionalized Free Trade a Good Idea?	p. 169
Conclusion	p. 174
Study/Discussion Questions	p. 175
Reading/Research Material	p. 176
Web Sites	p. 177
Rising Powers: China as Friend, Enemy, or Frenemy	p. 178
Precis	p. 178
The Setting: From Humiliation, Chaos, and Poverty to Modernization	p. 180
Economic Growth, But Questions	p. 182
The "Fourth Modernization:" Military Enhancement	p. 184
Noncoercive Influence: The Beijing Olympics	p. 188
Policy Alternatives: Containment or Engagement?	p. 189
Conclusion	p. 191
Study/Discussion Questions	p. 192
Reading/Research Material	p. 192
Web Sites	p. 194
Economic Globalization: India and Venezuela	p. 195
Precis	p. 195
The Bases of Globalization	p. 198
The Globalization Debate: India versus Venezuela	p. 202
Conclusion	p. 210
Study/Discussion Questions	p. 212
Reading/Research Material	p. 212
Web Sites	p. 213
Regional Integration: the European Union Faces the Future	p. 214
Precis	p. 214
The Regional Integration Process	p. 216
The European Union Experience	p. 220
Conclusion	p. 229
Study/Discussion Questions	p. 230
Reading/Research Material	p. 231
Web Sites	p. 231
Human Security	p. 233
Global Warming: Facing the Problem, Kyoto and Beyond	p. 235
Precis	p. 235
The Road to Kyoto-and Beyond?	p. 237
Warm and Getting Warmer: But How Much?	p. 243
Conclusion	p. 247
Study/Discussion Questions	p. 249
Reading/Research Material	p. 250
Web Sites	p. 251
Resource Scarcity: Oil, the Lubricant That Corrodes	p. 252
Precis	p. 252
The Problem of Petroleum Scarcity	p. 256
Petroleum Scarcity and Conflict	p. 263
Conclusion	p. 270
Study/Discussion Questions	p. 270
Reading/Research Material	p. 271
Web Sites	p. 272
International Disasters: African AIDS-Worse Than the Bubonic Plague	p. 273
Precis	p. 273
The Pandemic as a Transstate Issue	p. 275
Dimensions of the Problem	p. 277
International Solutions	p. 283
Conclusion	p. 286
Study/Discussion Questions	p. 287
Reading/Research Material	p. 288
Web Sites	p. 289
Terrorism: Whence the War on Terror	p. 290
Precis	p. 290
What is Terrorism?	p. 292
Evolving Terrorism since September 11	p. 299
Dealing with Terrorism: The GWOT	p. 301
Conclusion: Whence the Threat	p. 306
Study/Discussion Questions	p. 307
Reading/Research Material	p. 308
Web Sites	p. 309
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