But there is more than just world politics at play.
Back then he hadn't really paid much attention to world politics.
However, "it is not possible to understand world politics simply by looking inside of states."
The struggle for a free, democratic China is the most important issue in world politics.
But economic issues, the heart of new world politics, are not such matters.
"I think you know about third world politics," he told me.
Doesn't seem to realize that foreign economic policy is now at the center of world politics.
They drifted on to books and then to world politics.
Both are desperate to keep their places at the top table of world politics.
We don't want any turmoil in this central focus of world politics.
