1. Introduction
Part 1: Theory
2. Grand Strategies of States in Anarchy: Prestige and Self-Determination
3. Balance of World Systems and Neo-Empire
4. Systems-Creation and Competition
Part 2: Case Studies
5. The Global South and the Neo-Empires of the United States and China
6. Neo-Empires Under Construction: The European Union and Eurasian Union
Part 3: Cognitive Theory
7. States as Psychopaths, Theorists as Psychoanalysts: The Reason for War
8. Two Choices: War or Peace
9. Conclusion