- Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Understanding Global Conflict and Cooperation: An Introduction to Theory and History. Pearson/Longman; international edition.
- William Appleman Williams (Author), Andrew J. Bacevich (Afterword), Lloyd C. Gardner (Foreword). The Tragedy of American Diplomacy. W. W. Norton & Company; 50th Anniversary Edition (2009).
- Adam Hodges. The ?War on Terror? Narrative. Discourse and Intertextuality in the Construction and Contestation of Sociopolitical Reality. Oxford University Press (2011)
- Eric Hobsbawm. On Empire: America, War, and Global Supremacy. Pantheon (2008)
- A selection of articles from JSTOR and/or essays published on the internet