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Suggested Readings 73 (multistate coalitions like the European Union or world government). • One way to think about the European Union is as a natu- ral progression into larger political units. Centuries ago, Europe was a series of city-states, then slightly larger kingdoms, then larger principalities, then nation-states, and now a larger union. Can you foresee a similar evolu- tion in any other geographic region, such as Latin America or Africa? For Further Reading Bhagwati, Jagdish. In Defense of Globalization. Oxford, 2007. Cameron, David. Globalization and Self-Determination: Is the Nation-State under Siege? Routledge, 2006. Fukuyama, Francis. Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democ- racy. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014. Stiglitz, Joseph E. Globalization and Its Discontents. Norton, 2003 74 Learning Objectives 2.1 Identify at least three assumptions of the theory of realism. 2.2 Describe two different ways to conceptualize and measure power. 2.3 Define anarchy and explain its importance in preventing international cooperation. 2.4 Explain the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization...