International relations in transition

International Relations in Transition presents important insights into international relations and explores the essentials of the contemporary world system.

This book is a comprehensive study of the new reality of international relations that emphasizes the changing fundamental needs and conditions of nation interaction as the Second World War recedes and military power loses relevance.

Although this book presents a global overview of international relations,

Wesson dedicates much of the discussion to American foreign policy and

the United States's role in world politics.

The text introduction notes that international relations are commonly handled in an irrational fashion and burdened with an obsolete mentality. From that point on, a compelling selection of topics is developed:

• Development of the State System The Conflictual World

• Defense Policies

Contesting the Third World

• The New World System

Erosion of Cultural-Economic Differences Easing of Political Differences

Friendly Relations

Economic Politics

Inequality of Nations The World Panoráma

Modern Government: Democracy and

Among his other books:

Authoritarianism, 2nd Edition, is a factual, non-ideological survey that examines how the world is governed: the "democratic" western nations, less-developed or Third World countries, and communist nations.