International Relations : Theory and Practice

Contents: 1. International relations and politics. 2. Approaches to the study of international politics. 3. Nation-state system. 4. Key concepts of international relations national interest and national power. 5. Balance of power. 6. Diplomacy and war. 7. Imperialism and colonialism. 8. Collective security. 9. Revolution, terrorism, disarmament and arms control. 10. Relevance international law in international relations. 11. New international economic order (NIEO). 12. New international economic order and international law. 13. Non alignment movement-historical perspective. 14. Nam relevance in contemporary world. 15. Foreign policy. 16. The cold war era. 17. Bipolar to multipolar world. 18. Us hegemony in world politics. 19. International organisations in A Uni-Polar world. 20. European Union-an international organisation. 21. International relation and globalisation. 22. Globalisation and its impact on third world countries. 23. SAARC and recent developments. 24. SAARC summit overview with recent developments. 25. Terrorism in the modern world. Index.

It was said a few years ago that if the human race is wiped out in the next 50 years it will not be because of disease or an asteroid hitting the earth, but because of foreign policy and international relations. In a world where thousands of nuclear weapons exist and more countries are trying to acquire them, where suicide terrorist strikes come without warning and thousands die each day from poverty caused by the way the international system operates, we need to know about and understand international relations.

This book is an endeavour about all those aspects which plays one and another role in influencing international relations like approaches and ideology of different states, nation-state system national interest, national power, balance of power, collective security, non-alignment and international law. As far as from historical perspective, this book coves the historical factors which are responsible for developing international relations, like impact of cold war, emergence of two blocs, disintegration of soviet union and establishment US hegemony in the international politics. (jacket)