PART I: ANALYZING WORLD POLITICS. 1. World Politics: Analysis, Choice, and Constraint. 2. Thinking About World Politics: Theory and Reality. 3. States and Other Players on the World Stage. 4. International Society: The World System and Relations Between States. 5. Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy. 6. Decision Making: Rationality, Psychology, and Organizations. PART 2: CONFLICT AND COOPERATION. 7. Why States and Other Actors Resort to Force. 8. Armament and Disarmament. 9. International Law. 10. International Organization: United Nations and Collective Security. PART 3: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY. 11. Interdependence and Economic Order. 12. Economic Integration and Globalization. 13. Development and Underdevelopment. PART 4: CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE. 14. The Global Commons: Environmental Threats and Responses. 15. Which Global Future?