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International Politics Assignment -
For your final exam, please pick one of the three essays below. Write 1-2 single spaced pages for each essay.
ESSAY 1: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
Explain how the international community created a liberal economic order and system of trade after WWII. What institutions were created and by whom? What are the benefits of trade and what are the potential drawbacks for states? Using the different theoretical perspectives, evaluate the nature of the international political economy today ("winners and losers", inequalities, and the effectiveness of these institutions).
ESSAY 2: TRANSNATIONAL CHALLENGES: ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, and TRAFFICKING
Explain the causes of the transnational challenges discussed in the readings and class: environment, health, and trafficking. Why and how are these global and collective challenges? How has the international community responded and how effective are these efforts or responses? Please pull in examples the readings and class, including the documentary Before the Flood.
ESSAY 3: INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
What are national security challenges? Compare and contrast the security threats during and after the Cold War. In this post-Cold War era, how has international terrorism become a major security threat? Explain some of the ways in which the international community has responded to terrorism, and how realists and liberals view the causes and appropriate responses. What do you think is the greatest security threat today?
In all of the essays, where appropriate, you should include globalization, technological advances, and how many of these issues are interrelated.
Note - Use the book only and the reading from canvas.