ABSTRACT
Anyone interested in the forces behind globalization, terrorism, job outsourcing, or the price of gas needs at least a fundamental understanding of international relations. Using the relevant and accessible metaphor of a game, The Rules of the Game provides an introductory explanation of international relations. The book is broken into three inviting parts. First, it examines the basics of the international relations game by explaining the nature of the game, its players, its goals, and its strategies. Then, the book looks at the rules of the game from the perspectives of politics, economics, law, and morality. The book ends with a pertinent discussion of the future of the international relations game in the context of globalization. Intended for general readers, this book provides a succinct, jargon-free framework for understanding contemporary international relations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |20 pages
International Relations as a Game
part |72 pages
Foundations of the IR Game
chapter |19 pages
The Nature of the IR Game
chapter |23 pages
The Players of the IR Game
chapter |22 pages
Goals and Strategies for Playing the IR Game
part |101 pages
Principles and Rules of the IR Game
chapter |17 pages
Political Rules of the IR Game
chapter |26 pages
Economic Rules of the IR Game
chapter |24 pages
Legal Rules of the IR Game
chapter |23 pages
Moral Rules of the IR Game
part |23 pages
Prospects for a New IR Game