History strikes back how states, nations, and conflicts are shaping the twenty-first century /

"Offers an overview of world politics since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Takes issue with the belief that states are unnecessary and globalization and free markets will make a better world. Promotes a 'smart Realpolitik' to guide West relations with emerging powers, manage globalizati...

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Main Author: Védrine, Hubert
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
French
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Madeleine Albright
  • The West in disarray
  • How to build a better world
  • A Europe that knows what it is and what it wants
  • France in a globalized world
  • Conclusion: from unrealpolitik to smart realpolitik
  • Index.