In honour of Prof. Kalevi Holsti's 80th birthday this collection presents 15 of the renowned
Political Scientist's major essays and research projects. It also offers a collection of his
writings and essays on theories of international relations foreign policy analysis security
and the world order. These previously published works address issues that remain hot topics on
the international agenda such as the changing nature of warfare and the causes of failed
states major essays also evaluate the current search for international order. Prof. Holsti is
the author of a major textbook that has been translated into Mandarin Korean Japanese and
Bahasa Indonesian. Thousands of undergraduates around the world are acquainted with his work.
