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“International order” books examine how the world is organized and governed across borders—the rules, norms, institutions, and power relationships that shape state and non-state behavior. The category spans theory and history, covering frameworks such as realism, liberalism, constructivism, and the English School; accounts of past and present orders (from Westphalia and empires to the Cold War and the post-1945 liberal order); and debates over stability, legitimacy, hierarchy, and justice. Common topics include sovereignty, balance of power, alliances, international law and organizations (e.g., the UN, WTO), security architectures and deterrence, global economic regimes (trade, finance, Bretton Woods), and governance of issues like human rights, climate, and cyberspace. Many works analyze great-power rivalry, hegemony versus multipolarity, order-building and order transition, and the influence of technology and transnational networks. The shelf includes scholarly studies, policy-oriented analyses, and narrative histories, aimed at readers seeking to understand how cooperation and conflict are structured globally and how the international system changes over time.

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