PART 1 GREAT POWER RELATIONS 1
1．Germany—People and Territory:The Nation-State 2
Introduction 2
Key Figures 4
Overview of German History 4
The German"Nation" 10
The German State 12
German Nationalism as an International Problem 14
Conclusion 16
Debate Topic 17
Questions to Consider 18
2．Excerpts from the 9/11 Commission Report:Intelligence 19
Introduction:Intelligence 19
"The System was Blinking Red" 20
"We Have Some Planes" 30
Inside the Four Flights 30
Epilogue 37
Key Figures 37
Chronology 38
Debate Topic 39
Questions to Consider 40
3．Sino-Soviet-American Relations:The Balance of Power 41
Introduction 41
Key Figures 42
Chronology 42
The Superpower"Triangle"and Alignments 46
Maior Incidents 47
The Balance of Power Triangle 58
Conclusion 60
Debate Topic 60
Questions to Consider 61
4．The Cuban Missile Crisis:Rationality 63
Introduction 63
Key Figures 64
Chronology 65
Rationality and the Cuban Missile Crisis 65
The Cuban Missile Crisis 66
Analysis of the Decision to Blockade Cuba 70
Response to the Soviet Offers 73
Conclusion 75
DebateTopic 76
Questions to Consider 77
5．The Military-Industrial Complex:Defense Spending 79
Introduction 79
The Iron Triangle 79
Department of Defense-Industry Cooperation 80
Industry-Congress Cooperation 85
The Reform Movement and the Persian Gulf Renaissance 87
Consolidation,Conversion,and"Cashing Out" 88
Conclusion 91
Debate Topic 92
Questions to Consider 92
6．Vietnam Homefront:Public Opinion 95
Introduction 95
Key Figures 96
Chronology 97
Public Opinion and Vietnam 101
Tonkin Gulf and Rally'Round the Flag 101
Growing Skepticism 103
Tet Shock and Johnson's"Resignation" 105
The Peace Movement 107
The Nixon Era and Congressional Reassertion 109
Conclusion:Can the Public Shape Policy？ 110
Debate Topic 111
Questions to Consider 111
7．U.S.Role After the Cold War:The National Interest 113
Introduction 113
Key Figures 114
The"Great"Debate 115
National Interest 115
Hegemonic Imperative 117
Multilateralism 122
Conclusion 124
Debate Topic 125
Questions to Consider 126
8．The Persian Gulf War:Capabilities and Influence 129
Introduction:Power 129
Key Figures 130
Chronology 131
The First Persian Gulf War 133
The Diplomatic Phase：August 2,1990-January 16,1991 135
The Air War Phase:January 17-February 23,1991 136
The Ground War Phase:February 24-February 28,1991 137
The Inter-war Period:March 1991-March 2003 139
Enter the Vulcans 140
The War in Iraq 142
Conclusion 145
Debate Topic 145
Questions to Consider 146
9．The Kyoto Protocol:Collective Goods 148
Introduction 148
Key Figures 149
Chronology 150
Global Warming 151
Creating Rules on Global Warming Gases 153
Impasse at The Hague 158
The Current Situation 159
Conclusion 161
Debate Topic 161
Questions to Consider 162
10．The NurembergTrials:International Law 164
Introduction 164
Key Figures 165
Chronology 166
Organizing the Trials 167
Courtroom Drama 172
The Judgment 175
Implications of the Nuremberg Trials 176
Conclusion 178
DebateTopic 180
Questions to Consider 180
PART 2 CONFLICT IN THE PERIPHERY 183
11．Apartheid in South Africa:Human Rights 184
Introduction 184
Key Figures 185
Chronology 186
0rigins of South Africa:1652-1910 189
Establishment and Consolidation of Apartheid:1910-1965 191
Stalemate:1965-1988 199
Dismantling Apartheid:1989-1994 203
Postapartheid South Africa 204
Conclusion 206
Debate Topic 207
Questions to Consider 207
12．Yugoslavia's Dismemberment:Anarchy 210
Introduction 210
Key Figures 211
Chronology 212
History to 1918 214
1918 to 1980 219
After Tito 222
Warfare in Slovenia and Croatia 223
Warfare in Bosnia 225
Warfare in Kosovo 228
War Crimes Tribunal 230
Conclusion:Whither Yugoslavia? 231
Debate Topic 232
Questions to Consider 233
13．Nationalism and the Russia-Chechnya Conflict:Nationalism and the Clash of Civilizations 235
Introduction 235
"Civilization"as an International Relations Concept 236
A Thumbnail Sketch of the Chechen People 237
Key Figures 238
Chronology 239
History of Chechnya's Conflict with Russia to 1990 241
The First Chechen War:1990-1996 242
The Second Chechen War:1997-2000 244
The History Since 2000 245
Debate Topic 247
Questions to Consider 247
14．Global Terrorism and al Qaeda:Terrorism 249
Introduction 249
Key Figures 251
Chronology 252
Islamic Fundamentalism 255
Osama bin Laden and the Founding of al Qaeda 256
Describing al Qaeda 258
Al Qaeda After September 11 263
Conclusion 265
Debate Topic 266
Questions to Consider 267
15．The Camp David Accords:Diplomacy 269
Introduction 269
Key Figures 270
Chronology 271
Henry Kissinger and the 1973 War 273
Camp David 279
Middle East Peace Since Camp David 286
Conclusion 287
Debate Topic 289
Questions to Consider 290
16．U.S.Interventionism:Strategic and Humanitarian Intervention 291
Introduction 291
Key Figures 293
Chronology 294
Dominican Republic:1965 296
Chile:1973 299
Somalia:1992-1993 302
Conclusion 304
Debate ToPic 306
Questions to Consider 306
PART 3 MONEY AND JUSTICE 309
17．Sweatshops and the Global Factory:Globalization 310
Introduction 310
The Sweatshop Phenomenon 312
Sources and Solutions 314
Conclusion 321
Debate Topic 321
Questions to Consider 322
18．Europe Uniting:Regionalism 324
Introduction 324
Key Figures 325
Chronology 326
The Emergence of the Common Market:1945-1957 328
A Primer of European Institutions 331
The EEC at Work:1957-1973 334
The European Community Under Stress:1973-1985 335
Renewal:1986-2004 338
Conclusion 344
Debate Topic 345
Questions to Consider 346
19．The International Landmine Ban:Nongovernmental Organizations 348
Introduction 348
Key Figures 349
Chronology 349
Has a Global Society Emerged? 350
Landmines and International Law 351
NGOs Become Involved 352
Landmine Ban Treaty Process 355
Post-Treaty Activity 358
Conclusion 360
DebateTopic 360
Questions to Consider 361
Credits 365
Index 367