Includes bibliographical references and index.

World politics : seeking security in a complicated and connected world -- The players and the playing field : anarchy, states, and non-state actors -- Powerful ideas : realism, liberalism, and constructivism -- Alternative perspectives on international relations -- Understanding conflict : the nature and causes of conflict and war -- Seeking security : managing conflict and war -- Building peace : structures and institutions of cooperation -- The pursuit of economic security : trade, finance, and integration -- Economic statecraft : sanctions, aid, and their consequences -- International development : relations between the haves and have-nots -- Human rights : protecting the most basic security -- Managing the environment : sharing the world or dividing the world? -- Transnational advocacy networks : changing the world? -- International, economic, and human security in the balance : future directions and challenges.