1 Approaches to International Relations
2 The Historical Context of Contemporary International Relations
3 Contending Perspectives: How to Think about International Relations Theoretically
4 The International System
5 The State
6 The Individual
7 Intergovernmental Organizations, Nongovernmental Organizations, and International Law
8 War and Strife
9 International Political Economy
10 Globalizing Issues

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Chapter 8: War and Strife

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The Causes of War

  • The Individual: Realist and Liberal Interpretations
  • State and Society: Liberal and Radical Explanations
  • The International System: Realist and Radical Interpretations
  • The Case of Iraq’s Invasion of Kuwait
  • The Case of Yugoslavia

Categorizing Wars

  • General War
  • Limited War

How Wars Are Fought

  • Conventional Means
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Terrorism

The Just War Tradition

  • The Debate over Humanitarian Intervention

Approaches to Managing Insecurity

  • Liberal Approaches: Collective Security and Arms Control/Disarmament
  • Realist Approaches: Balance of Power and Deterrence

A Changing View of International Security