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• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• CHAPTER 1 Introduction
• What Is an International Organization?
• Organization of the Text
• Realism
• Liberalism
• Marxism
• Feminism
• Constructivism
• The Issues
• Key Terms
• References
• CHAPTER 2 International Organizations: Nuts and Bolts
• Global Intergovernmental Organizations
• Historical Antecedents
• League of Nations
• The United Nations
• Understanding UN Principles and Challenges
• Regional Intergovernmental Organizations
• The European Union
• EU Challenges
• The Organization of Islamic Cooperation
• OIC Challenges
• The African Union
• AU Challenges
• The Arab League
• Arab League Challenges
• The Association of Southeast Asian States
• ASEAN Challenges
• Nongovernmental Organizations
• Multinational Corporations
• Key Terms
• References
• CHAPTER 3 Mainstream Theories
• Realism
• Philosophic Roots of Realism
• Contemporary Realism
• Realism and the Nature and Creation of International Organizations
• On Game Theory
• Realism and the Role of International Organizations
• Realism and International Law
• Realism Summary
• Liberalism
• Philosophic Roots of Liberalism
• Contemporary Liberalism
• Liberalism and the Nature of International Organizations
• Liberalism and the Roles of International Organizations
• Liberalism and International Law
• Liberalism Summary
• Key Terms
• References
• CHAPTER 4 Critical Theories and Approaches
• Marxism
• Philosophic Roots of Marxism
• Contemporary Marxism
• Marxism and the Nature of International Organizations
• Marxism and the Role of International Organizations
• Marxism and International Law
• Marxism Summary
• Feminism
• Feminist Influences
• Contemporary Feminism
• Feminism and Theories of International Organizations
• Gendering International Organizations
• Feminism and International law
• Feminism Summary
• Constructivism
• Constructivist Influences
• The Constructivist Approach
• The Constructivist Approach to International Organizations
• Constructivism and International Law
• Constructivist Summary
• Key Terms
• References
• CHAPTER 5 International Security
• The United Nations
• The Security Council
• The General Assembly
• The Secretary-General
• The Record: Challenges and Innovations in UN Security Operations
• Case Study 1: Syria
• Nuclear Proliferation
• Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
• Case Study 2: Iran
• Key Terms
• References
• CHAPTER 6 Regional Security
• NATO: Structure
• NATO: History and Membership
• Case Study 3: Ukraine
• ECOWAS: Mission and Structure
• Case Study 4: The Gambia
• Key Terms
• References
• CHAPTER 7 Trade
• The History of International Trade
• The World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Multinational Corporations (MNCs)
• Case Study 5: The Boeing–Airbus Dispute
• Challenges of Trade
• Case Study 6: Genetically Modified Foods and Organisms (GMOs)
• Key Terms
• References
• CHAPTER 8 Development
• What Is Development?
• Debt
• The World Bank
• The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• Financial Crises
• Case Study 7: The Greek Financial Crisis
• The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• The UN Development Program (UNDP)
• The New Development Bank (NDB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
• Case Study 8: Millennium Development Goals and the Sustainable Development Goals
• Key Terms
• References
• CHAPTER 9 The Environment
• The Tragedy of the Commons
• Environmental Problems
• The Stockholm Conference (1972)
• The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
• Efforts to Protect Biodiversity
• The Vienna Convention of the Protection of the Ozone and the Montreal Protocol
• The Rio Conference
• Case Study 9: Climate Change
• Case Study 10: Whaling
• Key Terms
• References
• CHAPTER 10 Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
• Human Rights v. Humanitarian Affairs: A Distinction?
• Human Rights
• Major International Human Rights Agreements
• IGOs and Human Rights
• NGOs and Human Rights
• Humanitarian Intervention
• Case Study 11: Rwanda
• International Criminal Law and Courts
• Refugees and Migration
• Case Study 12: The European Migrant/Refugee Crisis
• Key Terms
• References
• CHAPTER 11 Global Governance in 2050
• A Realist Cut
• A Liberal Cut
• A Marxist Cut
• A Feminist Cut
• A Constructivist Cut
• Index