With a framework based on interests, interactions, and institutions, World Politics gives students the tools to understand international relations. In the thoro

rofessor Gilpin uses history, sociology, and economic theory to identify the forces causing change in the world order.

New insights into the interplay between conflict and cooperation, the impact of domestic political structures on foreign policy, the role of institutions, and t

As we face new challenges from climate change and the rise of populism in Western politics and beyond, there is little doubt that we are entering a new configur