The global future introduces you to the field of international relations while providing you with a set of concepts and analytic tools to help you understand contemporary events and emerging global trends. Contents: Part I. Trend and transformation in world politics Part II. The actors in world politics Part III. The politics of global security Part IV. The politics of global welfare Pa…
kegley and wittkopf have responded to the tumultuos changes of the past eighteen months with major revisions in the text of American foreign policy. The fourth edition includes: Discussions of the implications for American foreign policy of the Gorbachev-era reforms in the Soviet Union and the changes in Eastern Europe in particular, the text considers the future of "containment" and shifts …