IR : the new world of international relations / Michael G. Roskin, Nicholas O. Berry.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cold War come and gone: Strange new world, power and systems in transformation; America's changing national interests; "Wrong, terribly wrong," the United States and Vietnam; Can the United States lead the world?; From Russia to the Soviet Union; From the Soviet Union back to Russia -- Global South: South Africa and the end of colonialism; Eternal warfare in the Holy Land?; Oil and turmoil, the Persian Gulf; The troubled Americas, our neglected South; Economic development, the rich and the poor -- The eternal threats: Why wars?; National security, how states protect themselves; The dangers of nuclear proliferation; The challenge of terrorism -- The economic blocs: Europe divorces America; Asia, China as number one; The United States and globalization -- The politics of a new world: Diplomacy; International law; The United Nations; Giving peace a chance.