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pt. 1. The state system. The state system ; The national interest. -- pt. 2. The European setting. The modern state system: early phase ; The consolidation of the European system ; The start of the nationalist era. -- pt. 3. Power. The role of power ; The composition of power ; The constellation of powers ; The balance of power ; Balance and stability today. -- pt. 4. The state. The sovereign state ; The conduct of foreign relations ; The practice of diplomacy ; Military considerations and foreign policy. -- pt. 5. Nationalism and imperialism. Nationalism and self-determination ; Contemporary political and economic nationalism ; The era of western imperialism ; The end of imperial rule. -- pt. 6. International law and organization. International law ; International organization: maintaining the peace ; The peaceful settlement of disputes and conflicts ; The political structure of the United Nations. -- pt. 7. The modern global setting. The age of German predominance, 1871-1942 ; Contemporary diplomacy and the Cold War: I ; Contemporary diplomacy and the Cold War: II.