Includes bibliographical references and index.

Globalization and its effects : introduction and overview / Richard N. Rosecrance, Etel Solingen, and Arthur A. Stein -- The "acceptance" of globalization / Luisita Cordero and Richard N. Rosecrance -- Will terrorism defeat globalization? / Deepak Lal -- Terrorism, overreaction, and globalization / John E. Mueller -- Can China effectively be punished through global economic isolation? / Richard N. Cooper -- Globalization, terrorism, and the U.S. relationship with Russia / Graham Allison -- Globalization and the state in the Middle East : Iran, Turkey, Israel, and the Palestinians / Gitty M. Amini -- The failure of Chechen separatism / John Reppert and Alexei Shevchenko -- The status quo in Kashmir? / Deepak Lal -- Global incentives and local responses to self-determination : an application to Aceh / Etel Solingen -- Mired in Mesopotamia? : the Iraq War and American interests / Steven E. Miller -- Sustainable peace agreements in the age of international institutions : the case of Cyprus / Barbara Koremenos -- The never-ending story : Quebec and the question of national self-determination / Alan S. Alexandroff -- The dilemma of devolution and federalism : secessionary nationalism and the case of Scotland / Arthur A. Stein and Richard N. Rosecrance -- The Taiwan-China tangle : divided sovereignty in the age of globalization / Richard Baum -- Who will be independent? / Richard N. Rosecrance.