Description
Book SynopsisDesigned to complement the main themes of any introductory course, Snow’s bestselling text presents original case studies that survey the state of the international system and look in-depth at issues of current interest. The cases are extremely timely, geopolitically diverse, accessibly written, and of high interest and salience amidst today’s headlines. New examples include the pandemic, racial inequality, foreign interference in elections, cyberwar, and global warming.
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Part IConceptual Framework
1Sovereignty: Defining Territorial Integrity and Jurisdiction on the West Bank
2National Interests and Power: Competing with China
3The Instruments of Power: Trying to End the Syrian Civil War
4Diplomacy: Negotiating the US-Mexican Border
Part IIMethods and Mechanics
5Globalism, Protectionism, and Trade: Free Trade or Not?
6Rising and Declining Powers: Iran and Russia
7Internationalism and Unilateralism: Evaluating the Fate of NATO
8Asymmetrical Warfare: The Forever War in Afghanistan
9International Meddling and Interference: Russia in U.S. Elections, The United States in Guatemala
Part IIISystemic Problems
10Nuclear Proliferation: Israel, North Korea, and Iran
11Power Changes and Status: Superpowers, Pivotal States and the Middle East Conflict
12Cyberwar and Cybersecurity: May the Force Be with Whom?
13Maritime Chokepoints, Global Trade and International Competition: The Ever Given Reminder
Part IVGlobal Crises
14The Evolving Nature and Problem of Terror: The Perpetual Threat
15International Population Movement: Restricting or Increasing Immigration in the United States, Europe, and China
16Stateless Nations: The Fate of the Palestinians and the Kurds
17Global Climate Change: Paris and Beyond
18The Covid-19 Pandemic: “Disease Knows No Frontiers?”
Index
