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"Presenting an analysis of international relations, this second edition includes expanded coverage of ethnic and national self-determination, the UN's controversial role in humanitarian and peace-keeping missions, the growing importance of international trade and its impact on sovereignty, and the burgeoning of ethical inquiry in the analysis of international relations."--Provided by publisher.

Introduction : Taiwan at a turning point / Seyom Brown, Cal Clark, Hiroki Takeuchi, and Alex Tan -- 1. Transitioning from the Chen Shui-bian to the Ma Ying-jeou presidency : the state of democratization in Taiwan / John F. Cooper -- 2. President May Ying-jeou and Taiwan's internal and external challenges / Dennis V. Hickey -- 3. The changing nature of party politics in Taiwan / John Fuh-sheng Hsieh -- 4.The political economy of détente : Taiwan's economic integration with China / Steve Chan -- 5. State economic leadership and the costs of success from Taiwan's development / Cal Clark

"For dealing with an increasingly chaotic and violence-prone world, Higher Realism offers a grand strategy that rejects the imperial thrust of recent U.S. foreign policy as well as the conventional "realist" approach of focusing only on U.S. interests. The emerging world order is one in which many powers of various sorts - states and nonstate actors, large and small, allies and adversaries - have an essential role. Seyom Brown calls this the emergent international "polyarchy," and argues that neither the assertive interventionism of the neoconservatives nor the cool, nonideological geopolitics of the conventional realists is the appropriate response." "Instead, responsive to how U.S. interests have become inextricably bound up with world interests, Brown proposes a foreign policy of higher realism centered on cooperation to ensure the security and well-being of all. Brown defines and analyzes those common interests in the environment, peace and security, health and economic vitality, human rights and democracy, and transnational accountability. He faults the arrogant assumption that what is good for the United States is ipso facto good for the world, insisting rather that U.S. policies for global development must respect religious and cultural diversity. Brown's approach transcends the traditional dichotomies of realism versus idealism and self-interest versus altruistic morality. The recommended programs and policies are designed to help a new U.S. presidential administration reformulate a foreign policy that will ensure national security and promote international well-being: higher realism in philosophy and practice."--Jacket

A broad-ranging text about the causes, prevention and control of war between nations and states drawing on research from a wide range of disciplines to address individual and cultural as well as social, economic, political and strategic aspects. Rejecting attempts at universal explanations or prescriptions, Seyom Brown provides a reliable and incisive basis for the analysis of particular wars and for their control and prevention