U.S. foreign policy in the twenty-first century : the relevance of realism / Robert J. Myers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [157]-162) and index.

Introduction: The Pattern of U.S. Foreign Policy -- 1. The Legacy of the Peloponnesian War: Lessons from History -- 2. Machiavelli: History and Human Nature -- 3. Kant and the Institutionalization of Peace -- 4. China's International Relations System -- 5. Historicism and Progress: Transcending Human Nature? -- 6. Alternative to Peace: The Just War -- 7. The UN and the Realists: The Misapplication of International Organization -- 8. The Perplexing Problem of Intervention -- 9. The Environmental and Human Rights Challenges to Realist Politics -- 10. Looking to the Future: The United States and the Promise of Realism.

In U.S. Foreign Policy in the Twenty-First Century, Robert J. Myers gives coherent and pointed statement to a complex history of political theory involving idealism and its theoretical counterpart, realism. He sets out to restate the possible outcomes of the tension between idealist and realist expectations "so that there may be a broader consensus on what one can both expect and accept about how the political world works in normal times and in times of crisis."