International Relations since 1945 is the most student-friendly guide to the history of international relations. In it, Young and Kent provide an accessible and comprehensive introduction to key developments in international relations across the world. Now in its third edition, the text has been thoroughly updated to include contemporary developments and includes a brand new concluding part: 'The Age of Uncertainty, 2011 - 2018'.

This textbook is helpfully structured chronologically and by region, taking the reader through the tension of the Cold War and post-war decolonisation to the Vietnam War, The Détente Era, and the latest developments in Middle East politics.

NEW TO THIS EDITION

• A new final part, 'The Age of Uncertainty', brings readers up to date with key IR events and developments from 2011 onwards
• Three brand new chapters explore the war in Syria, Brexit, Trump, and the rise of major powers in the East
• Thoroughly updated to reflect developments in discourse, such as England's strategy for Middle East defence in Egypt during the Cold War
• Additional maps help students visualise the forces and territories in the Middle East.

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PART 1: THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLD WAR 1945-53
1. Tensions in the Grand Alliance and the Growing Confrontation, 1945-47
2. Two Worlds East and West, 1945-48
3. Empire, Cold War, and Decolonisation, 1945-53
4. The Cold War Intensifies: Containment Superseded, 1948-53

PART 2: COLD WAR: CRISES AND CHANGE, 1953-63
5. Soviet-American Relations: Avoiding Hot Water and the Search for Stability
6. Maintaining the Spheres of Influence
7. Fighting the Cold War: The Offensive Strategies
8. Collapsing Empires: The Cold War Battle for Hearts and Minds, 1953-63

PART 3: THE COLD WAR OF PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE AND THE RISE OF MULTIPOLARITY 1963-71

9. The Eastern and Western Blocs in the 1960s
10. The Vietnam War
11. Other Regional Conflicts

PART 4: THE DÉTENTE ERA, 1972-80 

12. An Era of Negotiations, 1972-73
13. Stagflation and the Trials of Détente, 1973-76
14. Détente in Decline, 1977-79
15. The Return to Confrontation, 1979-80

PART 5: FROM CONFRONTATION TO COMMUNIST COLLAPSE, 1981-89
16. The 'Second' Cold War, 1981-85
17. Middle East Conflicts in the 1980s
18. Instability in Latin America
19. The Decline of the Cold War, 1985-89

PART 6: THE POST-COLD WAR WORLD, 1990-2001
20. Europe and the Former Soviet Union
21. US Predominance and the Search for a Post-Cold War Order
22. Stability and Instability in the Less Developed World

PART 7: THE AGE OF INSTABILITY AND CONFLICT: TERROR, ECONOMIC CHAOS AND POLITICAL CHANGE, 2001-11
23. The 'War on Terror' and the War in Afghanistan
24. The War in Iraq
25. Economic Problems in the West and the Economic Rise of China in the East

PART 8: THE AGE OF UNCERTAINTY: CHAOS AND CONFUSION IN PART VIII The Age of Uncertainty: Chaos and Confusion in a GLOBALIZED WORLD, 2011-18

26. Conflict and Chaos in the Middle East
27. Threats to the existing Global Order: Instability in the West
28. Threats to the Existing Global Order: Challenges from the East

John W. Young - Professor of International History, The University of Nottingham.
John Kent - Emeritus Professor, London School of Economics & Political Science.

The following resources are available for students using International Relations Since 1945 for their course:

• Biographies of key figures
• Links to international relations documents
• Maps of key regions
• Self-test questions
• Annotated further reading guide
• Interactive timeline

Lecturer Resources are available for lecturers prescribing International Relations Since 1945 for their course:

• PowerPoint slides
• Question bank