CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- I The International System After the Cold War -- 1 CULTURE, POWER, AND DEMOCRACY -- 2 GLOBALIZATION AND FRAGMENTATION -- 3 INTEGRATION AND DISINTEGRATION -- II The European Dimension -- 4 DEMOCRACY, THE EU, AND THE QUESTION OF SCALE -- 5 EASTERN EUROPE: THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT -- III Promoting Democracy -- 6 THE ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY -- 7 THE CENTRALITY OF THE UNITED STATES -- IV The International Economy -- 8 TRADE, MONETARY POLICY, AND DEMOCRACY -- 9 THE PLUSES AND MINUSES OF GLOBALIZATION -- 10 EPILOGUE: DEMOCRACY'S UNCERTAIN TRIUMPH -- INDEX.