ɪn ɡˈʌvɚnɪŋ ðə wˈɜːld tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, ðɪs nˈæɹətˌɪv ɪz tˈeɪkən wˈʌn stˈɛp fˈɜːðɚ, ænd ðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ˌɔːɹɡɐnəzˈeɪʃənz ɪn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɪz ɪvˈæljuːˌeɪɾᵻd, bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ wɪððə kˈɑːnsɚt ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp æt ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
In Governing the World (2012), this narrative is taken one step further, and the history of international organisations in general is evaluated, beginning with the Concert of Europe at the start of the nineteenth century.