international relations

Provides Americans with critical information about world history, politics, current events, and foreign affairs.

When a photographer is murdered while recording cargo being secretly loaded in Shanghai, Covert-One director Fred Klein is brought in to find the cargo ship, which is rumored to be carrying thousands of pounds of chemical weapons.

A malfunction in a computer defense system leads to a nuclear cataclysm between two superpowers.

Discusses the proper role of the United Nations in the post-Cold War era, providing an overview of the peacekeeping organization, looking at attempts at reform and at the growing cost of U.N. activities, and presenting comments and criticisms from the United States and other countries.

Contains articles that analyze thirty significant issues facing the world in the twenty-first century, covering the fields of economics, the environment, human development, law, politics, and security, and includes maps, statistics, case studies, biographical sketches, and other references and resources.

Presents hundreds of entries on international relations and history, covering diplomacy, intelligence, military history, international law and organizations, political economy, political geography, and political science, and includes twenty-nine maps. This volume covers A-E.

Explores human rights, warfare, and international law in the post-9/11 world.

The author describes a world where the United States will no longer dominate the global economy, maintaining that the economic growth of other nations like China, India, and Russia have challenged America's standing around the world.