1. Strange New World: Systems and States in Transformation -- 2. America Faces the World: Historic National Interests, Goals, and Strategies -- 3. "Wrong, Terribly Wrong": The United States and Vietnam -- 4. Can the United States Lead the World? -- 5. From Russia to the Soviet Union -- 6. From the Soviet Union Back to Russia -- 7. South Africa: The Last Colony -- 8. Arabs and Israelis: The Rocky Road to Accommodation -- 9. Oil and Turmoil: The Persian Gulf Wars -- 10. Central America and the Caribbean: From Sphere of Influence to Shaky Independence -- 11. Economic Development: The Rich and the Poor -- 12. National Security: How States Protect Themselves -- 13. Nuclear Politics: Is The Bomb Here to Stay? -- 14. Terrorism -- 15. D-Mark: The Rise of United Europe -- 16. Yen: The Rise of the Pacific Rim -- 17. Dollar: The Decline of U.S. Economic Leadership -- 18. Diplomacy -- 19. International Law -- 20. The United Nations -- 21. Peacekeeping: Beyond War