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.