Introduction John A. Hall and T. V. Paul; Part I. Theories and Strategies:
1. A realist view: three images of the coming international order Michael
Mastanduno; 2. A liberal view: preserving and expanding the liberal pacific
union Michael Doyle; 3. Preconditions for prudence: a sociological
synthesis of realism and liberalism John A. Hall and T. V. Paul; 4. An
institutionalist view: international institutions and state strategies Lisa
Martin; 5. Is the truth out there? Eight questions about international
order Steve Smith; Part II. Contenders: Major Powers and International
Order: 6. Liberal hegemony and the future of American postwar order G. John
Ikenberry; 7. Russia: responses to relative decline Jack Snyder; 8. The
European Union: economic giant, political dwarf Juan Diez Medrano; 9.
Unsteady anticipation: reflections on the future of Japan's changing
political economy T. J. Pempel; 10. Chinese perspectives on world order
Steve Chan; 11. India as a limited challenger Baldev Raj Nayar; Part III.
Challenges: 12. Has globalization ended the rise and rise of the
nation-state Michael Mann; 13. Stateless nations and the emerging
international order Hudson Meadwell; 14. The coming chaos? Armed conflict
at the world's periphery K. J. Holsti; 15. Political religion in the
twenty-first century Peter van der Veer; 16. Environmental security in the
coming century Karen T. Litfin; 17. Demography, domestic conflict, and the
international order Jack A. Goldstone; 18. Great equalizers of agents of
chaos? Weapons of mass destruction and the emerging world order T. V. Paul;
Part IV. Conclusions: 19. The state and the future of world politics John
A. Hall and T. V. Paul.

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