World Politics, now in its Sixth Edition, offers students a contemporary lens on international relations through an innovative analytical framework built around interests, interactions, and institutions. Rather than presenting theory in the abstract, the book frames international relations as a series of puzzles about the world students see around them. Adopted at more than 250 colleges and universities, it has become a widely used foundation for courses on international relations, world politics, and international political economy.

Co-author Stephanie J. Rickard (London School of Economics) brings up-to-date coverage of international trade and cross-border flows of money and people.