ForewordPart I: X-Ray Visions: International Relations TheoriesChapter 1. Liberalism: The JLAChapter 2. Batman’s RealismChapter 3. Constructivism: Between Harvey Dent and Two-FaceChapter 4. Red Son and the Power StructuralismChapter 5. Doctor Strange’s Intersectional PerspectivePart II: The Multiverses: Global StructureChapter 6. Superman: Hegemony and World OrderChapter 7. Globalization: The FlashChapter 8. Cyborg: The World's Digital DuplicateChapter 9. Peter's Web: International OrganizationsPart III: Why We Fight: Global IssuesChapter 10. War: Tony Stark, Iron Man, and the Military-Industrial ComplexChapter 11. Doomsday Clock: Nuclear ProliferationChapter 12. Lex Luthor and Victor von Doom: Global InequalityChapter 13. X-Men: Migrants and RefugeesChapter 14. Climate Change: Aquaman in the AnthropoceneChapter 15. Green Lantern: Battlefield SpacePart IV: The Players: Global Super-Powers and SubpowersChapter 16. The United States: Is Captain America Retiring?Chapter 17. Wonder Woman: The EU’s Soft PowerChapter 18. Emerging Countries: Welcome to WakandaChapter 19. China: From Fu Manchu to MandarinChapter 20. Is Russia Like the Hulk?Chapter 21. Latin America's Eternal ReturnChapter 22. Epilogue: Bane's FacemaskReferencesNotes

Offers a student-friendly approach to teaching politics and international relations. Capitalizes on the global recognition and appeal of superheroes, especially among young people. Written in a concise, cogent, and compelling style. The first book to explicitly address superheroes through the medium of international relations.