A Student's Guide to International Relations

A Student’s Guide to International Relations provides a vital introduction to the geography, culture, and politics that make up the global environment. Angelo Codevilla, who taught international relations at some of America’s most prestigious universities, explains the history of the international system, the dominant schools of American statecraft, the instruments of power, contemporary geopolitics, and more. The content of international relations, he demonstrates, flows from the differences between our global village’s peculiar neighborhoods.

Angelo M. Codevilla (1943-2021) was professor emeritus of international relations at Boston University and taught political theory and international relations at Princeton and Georgetown. A former Foreign Service officer and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, he was the author of many books, including Advice to War Presidents, The Character of Nations, and a translation of Machiavelli's The Prince.