Introduction: The Cold War As History, 1945-89 -- 1.The End of the Cold War International System -- 2.In Search of a Compass -- 3.Clinton and Humanitarian Interventions -- 4.Managing the Great Powers -- 5.The Clinton Years Assessed -- 6.The Vulcans Take Charge -- 7.Once Upon an Empire -- 8.All the rest - and Bush assessed -- References and Suggestions for Additional Reading -- Index