The emergence of a large number of states which are willing and able to challenge the norms of the international system constitutes a major challenge to the global community. and evaluate the international community's capacity to effectively 'enforce' inter-state cooperation.

List of Tables and Figures - Preface - Notes on the Contributors - PART 1: RISKY STATES AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION - Eliciting Collaboration From Risky States ; G.Schneider & P.A.Weitsman - Legitimate Sovereignty and Risky States; S.Barkin - International Stability and Risky States; R.Vayrynen - Financial Models of the 'Risky' State; J.A.C.Conybeare - PART 2: WHO'S AT RISK? DEVELOPING INDICATORS FOR EARLY WARNING - Patterns of Alliance Commitments and the Risk of Armed Conflict Involvement, 1816-1984; V.Krause & D.J.Singer - Ethnic Conflict and Third Party Intervention; D.Carment, P.James & D.Rowlands - Linking Risky Dyads; G.Goertz & P.F.Diehl - Rivals at Risk? Democratisation and Interstate Rivalry in Southern Africa ; H.Sommer - PART 3: INTERNATIONAL RESPONSES TO RISKY STATES - Managing Risks in International Relations; J.Bercovitch & P.M.Regan - Risky Business: The Impact of Trade Linkages on Interstate Conflict, 1870-1985; K.Barbieri - Threatening Friends and Enticing Enemies in an Uncertain World; G.E.Shambaugh , IV - Multilateral Responses to Risky States: The Case of UN Peacekeeping; L.Neack - Risky States: Implications for Theory and Policy Making; G.Schneider & P.A.Weitsman - Index