This book will be more useful to students of International Relations Theory than it will to the average person interested in foreign affairs. Reading the works of the grand theorists like Waltz, Keohane and Nye is kind of like geometry at time...you wonder how does this affect me in real life? Hulsman tries to make that connection.Hulsman outlines the major theories and then quantifies how real people (policymakers like Clinton, William Perry, Strobe Talbot, Congressmen like Joe Biden, etc.) show their leanings as neo-realists or institutionalists based on intiatives they have supported or voting records, for example.This is a fascinating book bridging the gap between theory and practice...and shows that International Relations Theory is not just a matter for academics to ponder on college campuses.