In American Foreign Policy in a New Era, one of our leading thinkers in international relations, Robert Jervis, provides us with several snapshots of world politics over the past few years.

Robert Jervis is Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics at Columbia University. He is the author of six other books and over ninety professional articles. HisThe Meaning of the Nuclear Revolution won the Grawemeyer Award for the best book on international order. He is a past President of the American Political Science Association, and is a consultant to several government agencies

Introduction 1. Theories of War in an Era of Leading World Peace 2. September 11? How Has It Changed the World? 3. The Confrontation between Iraq and the U.S.: Implications for the Theory and Practice of Deterrence 4. Understanding the Bush Doctrine 5. Where Do We Go from Here?