Part I: U.S.-Venezuela Relations and IR Theory
1. Introduction: Old Themes, and Variation. Part II: Neorealism, Soft Balancing, and Mid-Level Security Threats.
2. Venezuela’s New Foreign Policy Through the Prism of Neorealism
3. U.S. Responses: The Rise and Decline of Emulation Part III: Beyond Neorealism: Economics, Ideas, and Institutions.
4. Oil’s Double Role and the Concept of Friends/Enemies
5. The "Talk Softly, Sanction Softly" Policy: Origins, Benefits, and Limitations Part IV: Regime Type and Other Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy.
6. Regime Type and Venezuela: President and Soldiers
7. Regime Type and US Policy Toward Venezuela: President and Congress Part V: Overreaching and Outreaching.
8. From ALBA to Damascus: Tiny Allies, Big Pariahs and Identity Construction
9. Conclusion: Friends/Enemies, for Now