Introduction

Abstract

The essays in the present volume deal with a subject which is not only of great topical interest today, but is also likely to become more and more important for the community of nations in the years to come. In fact, the prime reason for the choice of the subject of this issue of the Annals of International Studies was the recognition as a lasting phenomenon of the growing interdependence of technological progress on the one hand, and of international integration, on the other. At the same time, this subject has allowed to illustrate once more the need for a renewed emphasis on an interdisciplinary approach, and indirectly, the pitfalls of excessive specialization, in the study of international relations.