Henry R. Nau’s bestselling Perspectives on International Relations offers an even-handed presentation of the theories of International Relations and explains how the different perspectives shape our understanding of the root causes of historical events and current controversies in global affairs. 

This Fifth Edition includes coverage of:

• the rise of ISIS


• an increasingly assertive Russia


• Chinese power in the Far East


• developments in Iran, Iraq, Egypt and other countries in the Middle East


• the Greek debt crisis and the threat to the Eurozone


• the use of social media in protest activities


• slowing economic growth worldwide


• the acceleration of migrant and refugee flows


• the latest developments in climate change.