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