Required readings (37 pages):

a) Nye, Joseph Jr. 2004. Power in the Global Information Age. London: Routledge: 53-67;

b) Sheehan, Michael. 1996. The Balance of Power: History and Theory. London: Routledge: 1-23.

Optional reading:

Holsti, Kalevi J. 1995. International Politics: A Framework for Analysis. 7^th ed.         Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall: 327-358.