Designed to complement the main themes of any introductory international relations course, Snow's bestselling text presents original case studies that survey the state of the international system and look in-depth at current issues. The cases are extremely timely, geopolitically diverse, accessibly written, and of high interest and salience amidst today's headlines. Cases cover enduring concepts like sovereignty, diplomacy, and national interest to emerging concerns like foreign election interference, the COVID pandemic, cybersecurity, and global climate change.

By Donald M. Snow

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part IConceptual Framework

1Sovereignty: Defining Territorial Integrity and Jurisdiction on the West Bank

2National Interests and Power: Competing with China

3The Instruments of Power: Trying to End the Syrian Civil War

4Diplomacy: Negotiating the US-Mexican Border

Part IIMethods and Mechanics

5Globalism, Protectionism, and Trade: Free Trade or Not?

6Rising and Declining Powers: Iran and Russia

7Internationalism and Unilateralism: Evaluating the Fate of NATO

8Asymmetrical Warfare: The Forever War in Afghanistan

9International Meddling and Interference: Russia in U.S. Elections, The United States in Guatemala

Part IIISystemic Problems

10Nuclear Proliferation: Israel, North Korea, and Iran

11Power Changes and Status: Superpowers, Pivotal States and the Middle East Conflict

12Cyberwar and Cybersecurity: May the Force Be with Whom?

13Maritime Chokepoints, Global Trade and International Competition: The Ever Given Reminder

Part IVGlobal Crises

14The Evolving Nature and Problem of Terror: The Perpetual Threat

15International Population Movement: Restricting or Increasing Immigration in the United States, Europe, and China

16Stateless Nations: The Fate of the Palestinians and the Kurds

17Global Climate Change: Paris and Beyond

18The Covid-19 Pandemic: "Disease Knows No Frontiers?"

Index