Crossing Borders
Second Edition
Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
- Define the field of political science.
- Define the modern political system of states and explain its origins.
- Identify the main approaches to international politics and their central ideas.
- Explain the concept of balance of power.
- Describe the main events of the Cold War and explain their importance.
- Describe the main events of the Post-Cold War era and explain their importance.