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IR: The New International Relations, Updated Edition, 11th edition

Published by Pearson (June 24, 2020) © 2021

  • Michael G. Roskin Lycoming College
  • Nicholas O. Berry Foreign Policy Forum

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For courses in International Relations Theory.

A balanced presentation of the global system's past and present

IR: The New World of International Relations helps students understand how the global system has shifted over the last century, and how it continues to change. Authors Michael Roskin and Nicholas Berry begin with a background in world history and geography. They proceed to highlight the fascinating qualities of the field while helping students learn how to think critically about the challenges faced by the US in an era of globalization.

The Updated 11th Edition offers coverage of recent developments, such as those relating to the Arab Spring and China's claims to its nearby seas.

Hallmark features of this title

  • Theories and Classic Thought features help students become familiar with the discipline's basic ideas and vocabulary.
  • Diplomacy features shine a light on major events in the history of diplomacy.
  • Economics features highlight major issues in the global economy.
  • Geography features illustrate how physical and cultural conditions influence world politics.
  • Turning Points features discuss significant moments in world history.
  • Reflections features relay the authors' personal experiences and highlight issues that may affect students personally. These features reveal the ways in which IR is not a distant abstraction, but a relevant field.

New and updated features of this title

  • UPDATED: The Updated 11th Edition has been revised to reflect the latest developments in international relations. Here is a sampling of recent important events that receive coverage.
    • President Trump's policies and personality receive balanced scrutiny, especially his dislike of alliances and multilateral pacts in favor of “America first.”
    • In Chapter 1, the coming together of China and Russia to oppose the United States makes vivid the “counterweight” model of IR.
    • Cyberwarfare is more fully explored in Chapter 12, including the disinformation from Russian "bots" and "trolls" in the 2016 US election.
    • Chapter 14 considers how Brexit could harm not only Britain but the entire cause of European unity.
    • Chapter 15 discusses how relations between China and the US worsen.

PART I: SYSTEMS AND THEORIES
1. Power and Systems
2. IR Theories
3. Why War?

PART II: NATIONAL INTERESTS AND GEOPOLITICS
4. America's Changing National Interests
5. Russia and Geopolitics
6. Can the United States Lead the World?

PART III: THE DEVELOPING AREAS
7. From Colonialism to Decolonization
8. Eternal Warfare in the Holy Land
9. The Explosive Persian Gulf
10. Trouble and Hope in Latin America
11. Development in Rich and Poor Countries

PART IV: THE PERMANENCE OF INSECURITY
12. National Security and Insecurity
13. Irregular Warfare

PART V: THE GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
14. Europe's Uncertain Path to Unity
15. Asia Awakes
16. The United States and Globalization

PART VI: THE POLITICS OF A NEW WORLD
17. Diplomacy Is Still Alive
18. The Uses of International Law
19. The Reach of the United Nations
20. Finite F.E.W. (Food/Energy/Water)

About our authors

Michael G. Roskin, a former foreign-service officer and AP newsman, studied in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and taught on a Fulbright in Toulouse, France. He taught 36 years at Lycoming College in Pennsylvania, with 3 years as a visiting professor at the U.S. Army War College. After retiring, he was a Fulbright lecturer in Macau, China, and now writes a column for The Free Press of Rockland, Maine.

Nicholas O. Berry is Professor Emeritus of Politics at Ursinus College, a former Fulbright Scholar at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, author of 5 books, co-author of a best-selling international relations textbook, and a columnist at The Capital newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland.

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