Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. Theory. Kant, liberalism, and war, 1962 -- Conflict in world politics, 1971 -- Reflections on Theory of international politics : a response to my critics, 1986 -- The origins of war in neorealist theory, 1988 -- Realist thought and neorealist theory, 1990 -- Evaluating theories, 1997 -- Thoughts about assaying theories, 2003 -- Pt. II. International politics. The stability of a bipolar world, 1964 -- Contention and management in international relations, 1965 -- International structure, national force, and the balance of world power, 1967 -- The myth of national interdependence, 1970 -- The emerging structure of international politics, 1993 -- Structural realism after the Cold War, 2000 -- Globalization and governance, 1999 -- The continuity of international politics, 2002 -- Pt. III. Military affairs. Reason, will, and weapons, 1959 -- Toward nuclear peace, 1983 -- Nuclear myths and political realities, 1990 -- A reply (to critics of Sagan and Waltz), 1995 -- Pt. IV. Policy. The politics of peace, 1967 -- America's European policy viewed in global perspective, 1974 -- Another gap?, 1981 -- America as a model for the world? : a foreign policy perspective, 1991.