CONTENTS
PREFACE xv
PART I: THE ESSENTIAL HISTORY 1
From the Thirty Years’ War to the Outbreak of World War I (1618–1914) 5
From World War I Through World War II (1914–1945) 14
The Cold War (1945–1989) 29
The Post– Cold War Era (1989–Present) 43
PART II: REGIONS OF THE WORLD 59
Europe 67
East Asia and the Pacific 82
South Asia 97
The Middle East 111
Africa 131
The Americas 143
PART III: THE GLOBAL ERA 155
Globalization 159
Terrorism and Counterterrorism 166
Nuclear Proliferation 173
Climate Change 183
Migration 193
The Internet, Cyberspace, and Cybersecurity 201
Global Health 208
Trade and Investment 215
Currency and Monetary Policy 230
Development 240
PART IV: ORDER AND DISORDER 251
Sovereignty, Self-Determination, and Balance of Power 257
Alliances and Coalitions 264
International Society 270
War Between Countries 280
Internal Instability and War Within Countries 288
The Liberal World Order 296
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 305
WHERE TO GO FOR MORE 309
NOTES 315
INDEX 371