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The work explains the scope of the field, key concepts such as sovereignty, nations and states, and major actors including governments, intergovernmental organizations, and nongovernmental organizations. Method sections cover how information is gathered, evaluated, and used with attention to bias and critical thinking. Subsequent chapters compare realism and liberalism, then expand to security, international law, and international political economy. The later sections address terrorism, environmental politics, and humanitarian challenges, concluding with forecasting the world of 2025.","INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS  \nBRIEF EDITION  \nERIC B . SHIRAEV  \nGEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY  \nVLADISLAV M . ZUBOK  \nLONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS  \nNEW YORK OXFORD OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS  \nOxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.  \nOxford New York  \nAuckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto  \nWith offices in  \nArgentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam  \nCopyright © 2015 by Oxford University Press.  \nFor titles covered by Section 112 of the US Higher Education Opportunity Act, please [visit www.oup.com/us/he](visit www.oup.com/us/he) for the latest information about pricing and alternate formats.  \nPublished in the United States of America by Oxford University Press  \n198 Madison Avenue, New York NY 10016 [http://www.oup.com](http://www.oup.com)  \nOxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press.  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nShiraev, Eric, 1960-  \nInternational relations / Eric B. Shiraev, George Mason University, Vladislav M. Zubok, London School of Economics.—Brief ed.  \npages cm  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 978-0-19-976556-0  \n1. International relations. I. Zubok, V. M. (Vladislav Martinovich) II. Title. JZ1242 . S555 2014  \n327—dc23  \n2013020426  \n9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \nPrinted in the United States of America on acid-free paper  \nBrief Contents  \nPreface xii  \nMaps of the World xxiii  \nPART I . STUDYING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS  \nCHAPTER 1 Introducing International Relations 1  \nCHAPTER 2 Realism and Liberalism 39  \nCHAPTER 3 Alternative Views 79  \nPART II . THREE FACETS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS  \nCHAPTER 4 International Security 119  \nCHAPTER 5 International Law 149  \nCHAPTER 6 International Political Economy 182  \nPART III . TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY CHALLENGES  \nCHAPTER 7 International Terrorism 219  \nCHAPTER 8 Environmental Problems and International Politics 257  \nCHAPTER 9 Humanitarian Challenges 293  \nCONCLUSION: Forecasting the World of 2025 327  \nAppendix 333 Glossary 336 References 343 Credits 360 Index 362  \nContents  \nPreface xii  \nMaps of the World xxiii  \nPART I .  \nSTUDYING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: FOUNDATIONS AND THEORIES  \nCHAPTER  \n1  \nIntroducing International Relations 1  \nWhat Do We Study, and Why? 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