What are some books that I should read to get into International Relations? I'm interested in the theory of international politics - like sovereignty, human rights, realism, liberalism, power etc. So whats a good starting point?
>>9521518
Fukuyama's "Last Man" mea culpa (pictured) and Huntington's Clash of Civilizations.
Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoğlu and The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America by George Packer are also really decent stuff for murricans.
>>9521518
watch these brief lectures, they provide comprehensive coverage of the most important schools of international relations
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6iehBVKuUKeyau9ApMx1EQ/videos
And watch this playlist of short videos covering nearly all relevant concepts and aspects of international relations
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB5965C13F4B0B2DA
>>9521572
not OP, but these look great. Thanks!
Raymond Aron - Peace and War: A Theory of International Relations
>>9521518
Read Kissinger's autobiography.
ignore the pseud who recommends huntington
subscribe to foreign affairs magazine and read prisoners of geography
/r/irstudies has a book club going on
you might like it, they read the grand chessboard and are reading world order now
>>9521572
nice!
Read any textbook, like "Contending Theories of International Relations" by Dougherty and Pfaltzgraff?
>>9521971
>>9521539
These, so much. Fukuyama's Origins of Political Order and its follow up, Political Order and Political Decay, are excellent. Clash of Civilizations is dated but deserves a rereading after the last few years. Kissinger's magnum opus, Diplomacy, is fantastic and his most recent, World Order, is a sort of follow up and statement of his broad political thought.