In the Third Edition of International Studies: Global Forces, Interactions, and Tensions, award-winning scholars Scott Straus and Barry Driscoll take an intellectually stimulating and empirical approach to global studies, with a clear framework that helps students think about how key factors-forces, interactions, and tensions-contribute to world events and global problems. The book grounds students in the field's core concepts to help learners with a wide variety of backgrounds and interests consider causes and effects of global problems.