ABSTRACT
By the mid to late 1960s, the rigid bipolar system that emerged in the aftermath of World War II was undergoing a transformation. Vietnam seemed to be a benchmark suggesting the limits of force and its realist theory underpinnings. Brown identifies and discusses aspects of the emerging international system. He argues that the end of the Cold War, the rise of nonsecurity issues, and the diversification of friendships and adversary relations altered the essence of world politics. He then elaborates on the consequences and concludes by prescribing how the United States should address this changing set of circumstances. Brown's chapter summarizes the essence of the globalist argument.
