Introduction
Identifying and categorizing interstate rivalries
European great power rivalries
European non-great power and Soviet-Russian-United States rivalries
Rivalries in the Americas
Middle East, North African (Maghreb) and Southwest Eurasian rivalries
Rivalries in Asia
Rivalries in sub-Saharan Africa
Appendix: chronological list of all rivalries.
Handbook of international rivalries, 1494-2010 by William R. Thompson. ISBN 9780872894877. Published by CQ in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.