Written by renowned scholar and former policymaker Joseph Nye, Understanding International Conflicts is a brief and penetrating introduction to the study of world politics. The text deftly applies a combination of history and theory to evaluate conflict and cooperation among international actors, thus providing students a framework for understanding contemporary issues. From World War I to modern terrorism, information revolutions, and global governance, Understanding International Conflicts is a highly readable survey that answers as well as raises compelling questions about the future of international relations. “Sometimes original scholars sound pedantic when addressing central issues of world politics; often policymakers speak in code or platitudes. Not so Professor Nye. As any reader will see, the work in your hands is lucid, direct, and concise. Reading Nye’s writing on world politics is like watching Joe DiMaggio play center field or Yo-Yo Ma play the cello: he makes the difficult look easy.”—from Robert O. Keohane’s Foreword Need a reader, casebook, or topics book?  Package any of the titles below with this text and receive a discount!  E-mail polisci@pearson.com for more information and a special package ISBN. Graham Allison and Philip Zelikow’s Essence of Decision, 2/e Robert Art and Robert Jervis's International Politics, 9/e David Balaam and Michael Veseth's Introduction to International Political Economy, 4/e Richard Betts’ Conflict After the Cold War, 3/e Theodore Cohn’s Global Political Economy, 4/e Cindy Combs' Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century, 4/e Loch Johnson’s Seven Sins of American Foreign Policy James Joll and Gordon Martel’s Origins of the First World War, 3/e Robert Keohane and Joseph Nye's Power and Interdependence, 3/e Ann Kelleher and Laura Klein's Global Perspectives, 3/e Joel Krieger’s Globalization And State Power Joel Krieger’s Globalization And State Power: A Reader Brigitte Nacos’ Terrorism and Counterterrorism, 2/e Thomas Oatley's Global Economy Thomas Oatley’s International Political Economy, 3/e Jon Pevehouse and Joshua Goldstein's Readings in International Relations Richard Payne’s Global Issues, 2/e Donald Snow’s Cases in International Relations, 3/e Donald Snow's What After Iraq? Kendall Stiles’ Case Histories in International Politics, 5/e David Whittaker’s Terrorism, 2/e