A Multipolar Peace? Great-Power Politics in the Twenty-First Century

Abstract

Preface - PART I VISIONS OF THE POST-COLD WAR WORLD - New International Realities - Rethinking Cold War Lessons - Must We Fear a Multipolar Future? - PART II UNDERSTANDING THE PAST - Polarity and Uncertainty - Polarization and Escalation - International Norms and Great-Power Cooperation - PART III CHOICES FOR THE FUTURE - Paths to Peace - The United States: Recluse, Leader, or Balancer? - A World of Special Partnerships? - A Concert-Based Collective Security System? - References - Index