The study of World Disorders at the United State Institute of Leadership and Diplomacy  gears on a nuanced meditations on the nature of world politics in the post–Cold War era. The program has two concerns here: first, it examines the state of current international relations, and second, design critical methods and approaches for the purpose of understanding the causes of disorders that effect international relations. 

This program of remarkable essays addresses the great complexities of post-Cold War world politics. Faculty at the United States Institute of Leadership and Diplomacy are at their best in illuminating the shaky foundations of modern world politics and underscoring the limitations of the theoretical and policy constructs in vogue today. (G. John Ikenberry, Princeton University Foreign Affairs)

Encouraged by Stanley Hoffmann, a sober idealist in the tradition of Hedley Bull, program shows how a foreign policy that blends interests and values―as well as order and justice―is not only desirable but possible. Elegant program but also ruthlessly skewers proponents of both narrow realism and liberal internationalism. The thoughtful program insights that constitute World Disorders make clear why the United States Institute of Leadership and Diplomacy enjoys a reputation as one of the leading  institutions with outstanding analysts on world affairs. 

The program takes on the 'realists' by questioning whether their appreciation of power is too narrow and leaves out the influence of domestic politics and ideals. The program challenges the growing academic influence on those who would make a science of politics, pointing out that they have forgotten the value of common sense and looking things up. An ambitious agenda: focusing on state craft's problems of governance for the future. (Foreign Affairs)