Does the spread of democracy really contribute to international peace? Successive U. S. administrations have justified various policies intended to promote democracy not only by arguing that democracy is intrinsically good but by pointing to a wide range of research concluding that democracies rarel[...]
Key literature on international relations-from classics to the contemporary issues debated by scholars today. Selections in each chapter reflect diverse perspectives on major topics in international relations and thorough headnotes provide the context and background that students need. The fourth ed[...]
Explores a liberal realist theory of international politics. This book is of interest to scholars of international relations.[...]
In the Fifth Edition, 20 new readings offer diverse perspectives on major topics in IR, and headnotes provide the context and background that students need. The new readings offer diverse perspectives on current topics like Iran's nuclear ambitions, international sanctions, resource wealth and confl[...]