Keohane-Nye: Power and Interdependence
pp 7-18
Before you read
I. Think over the following questions
- What do you know about the author of the text? What is his contribution to the theory of international relations? Have you read anything by this author before?
- Skim the text very quickly and say who it is intended for.
- What is the register of the text?
While you read
- match the collocations from the text:
mutual | issues |
exceed | security |
relative | substitutes |
distributional | the costs |
comparative | ability |
enhanced | policy |
potential | benefit |
obtain | control |
retain | gains |
coherent | advantage |
- define the terms:
- asymmetrical interdependence
- sensitivity patterns
- vulnerability dimension