Explores the interaction between states, international law, non-state actors and market forces. 

Traditional subjects of interest have concerned interstate war, deterrence, cooperation, alliances, the balance of power, economic sanctions, economic growth and stability, and international institutions.

Princeton's international relations faculty conduct research and train students across the field's full range of theories and methods (historical, statistical and formal); and substantive research interests (security studies, international law and organization, political economy, transnational civil society, and normative analysis).