The Fifth Edition Update of this best-seller continues to provide unparalleled coverage of international political economy, theory, and technology, a 4-color design, and coverage of recent global events. This Update is the the Fifth Edition of Goldstein's text with new discussions about recent events inserted into the textwithout changing the page numbering! It gives students the most current and accurate picture of their world with no disruption to instructors. Since page numbers do not change, instructors do not need to change their syllabi to use this Update.