Table of Contents
Part 1. Foundations of International Relations
1.1 International Relations: Core Concepts and Terminology
1.2 International Actors: States, Nations and Non-State Actors
1.3 International System, International Society and World Order
1.4 Global Governance and International Cooperation
1.5 Globalization and International Interdependence
Part 2. State, Sovereignty and National Interest
2.1 State, Nation and Nation-State
2.2 Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity
2.3 Recognition, Independence and Self-Determination
2.4 National Interest and National Objectives
2.5 State Power, Capacity and Legitimacy
Part 3. Power and International Politics
3.1 Power in International Relations
3.2 Hard Power, Soft Power and Smart Power
3.3 National Power and Comprehensive National Power
3.4 Balance of Power and Balance of Threat
3.5 Hegemony, Polarity and Power Transition
Part 4. International Relations Theories
4.1 Realism and Neorealism
4.2 Liberalism and Neoliberal Institutionalism
4.3 Constructivism
4.4 Marxist, Critical and Dependency Approaches
4.5 Feminist, Postcolonial and Green Approaches
Part 5. Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
5.1 Foreign Policy: Concepts and Terminology
5.2 Diplomacy and Diplomatic Practice
5.3 Bilateral and Multilateral Diplomacy
5.4 Public, Economic and Digital Diplomacy
5.5 Negotiation, Mediation and Conflict Diplomacy
Part 6. International Law
6.1 International Law: Core Concepts
6.2 Treaties, Conventions and International Agreements
6.3 Jurisdiction, Immunity and State Responsibility
6.4 International Humanitarian Law
6.5 International Courts and Tribunals
Part 7. International Organizations and Global Governance
7.1 United Nations System
7.2 UN Security Council and Collective Security
7.3 UN Agencies and International Institutions
7.4 IMF, World Bank and Global Financial Institutions
7.5 WTO and International Trade Institutions
7.6 Multilateralism and Global Governance
Part 8. International Political Economy
8.1 International Political Economy: Core Concepts
8.2 International Trade and Protectionism
8.3 Global Finance and Monetary Relations
8.4 Foreign Investment, Aid and Development Finance
8.5 Economic Sanctions, Economic Statecraft and Trade Wars
8.6 Global Supply Chains and Economic Interdependence
Part 9. International Security
9.1 International and National Security
9.2 Human Security and Non-Traditional Security
9.3 Security Dilemma and Strategic Stability
9.4 Deterrence, Compellence and Containment
9.5 Collective Security and Collective Defence
9.6 Hybrid Warfare and Grey-Zone Competition
Part 10. War, Conflict and Peace
10.1 War and Armed Conflict
10.2 Interstate and Intrastate Conflict
10.3 Proxy War and Asymmetric Warfare
10.4 Insurgency, Counterinsurgency and Terrorism
10.5 Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution
10.6 Peacekeeping, Peacemaking and Peacebuilding
Part 11. Nuclear Politics and Arms Control
11.1 Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Strategy
11.2 Nuclear Deterrence and Strategic Stability
11.3 Nuclear Proliferation and Non-Proliferation
11.4 Nuclear Disarmament and Arms Control
11.5 NPT, CTBT and Nuclear Institutions
11.6 Emerging Strategic Weapons and Technologies
Part 12. Geopolitics and Geostrategy
12.1 Geopolitics: Core Concepts
12.2 Geostrategy and Strategic Geography
12.3 Land Power, Sea Power and Air Power
12.4 Chokepoints, Corridors and Strategic Locations
12.5 Resources, Energy and Geoeconomics
12.6 Critical Minerals and Strategic Resources
Part 13. Regional Organizations and Strategic Groupings
13.1 European Union and European Institutions
13.2 NATO and European Security
13.3 ASEAN and Asia-Pacific Institutions
13.4 SAARC and South Asian Regionalism
13.5 SCO, BRICS, G7 and G20
13.6 QUAD, AUKUS and Other Strategic Groupings
13.7 OIC, GCC and Islamic Regional Organizations
13.8 African Union and Regional African Organizations
Part 14. Major Powers and Global Powers
14.1 United States and American Power
14.2 China and the Rise of China
14.3 Russia and Eurasian Power
14.4 European Powers and European Union
14.5 India and Emerging Powers
14.6 Japan and East Asian Powers
14.7 Türkiye, Iran and Middle Eastern Powers
14.8 Global South and Emerging Powers
Part 15. South Asia and the Indo-Pacific
15.1 South Asia: Regional Concepts and Institutions
15.2 India-Pakistan Relations
15.3 Kashmir and Regional Disputes
15.4 Afghanistan and Regional Security
15.5 China-Pakistan Relations and CPEC
15.6 India-China Strategic Competition
15.7 Indo-Pacific Strategy and Rivalries
15.8 Indian Ocean Geopolitics
Part 16. Middle East, Central Asia and Islamic World
16.1 Middle Eastern Geopolitics
16.2 Arab-Israeli Conflict and Palestine
16.3 Gulf Politics and Energy Security
16.4 Iran and Regional Power Competition
16.5 Türkiye and Middle Eastern Geopolitics
16.6 Central Asia and Eurasian Geopolitics
16.7 Islamic World and International Politics
Part 17. Global Development and Inequality
17.1 Development and Human Development
17.2 Poverty and Global Inequality
17.3 Global North and Global South
17.4 Sustainable Development and SDGs
17.5 International Aid and Development Cooperation
17.6 Debt, Development and Financial Dependency
17.7 Food, Health and Human Security
Part 18. Environment, Climate and Global Challenges
18.1 Climate Change and Global Warming
18.2 Climate Security and Climate Diplomacy
18.3 Climate Finance and Climate Justice
18.4 Environmental Security and Resource Conflicts
18.5 Water Security and Transboundary Waters
18.6 Energy Transition and Renewable Energy
18.7 Biodiversity and Global Environmental Governance
Part 19. Technology, Society and Emerging Global Issues
19.1 Artificial Intelligence and Global Affairs
19.2 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare
19.3 Digital Governance and Digital Sovereignty
19.4 Technology Competition and Semiconductor Geopolitics
19.5 Biotechnology and Emerging Technologies
19.6 Space Politics and Space Security
19.7 Autonomous Weapons and Future Warfare
Part 20. World History and Contemporary World Order
20.1 Westphalia and the Modern State System
20.2 Colonialism, Imperialism and Decolonization
20.3 World War I and the Interwar Order
20.4 World War II and the Postwar Settlement
20.5 Cold War and Bipolar World
20.6 Post-Cold War International System
20.7 Rise of Multipolarity and Global South
20.8 Contemporary World Order and Emerging Geopolitics