POL-250

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International Politics

Political ScienceUndergraduateHumanities, Business, & Social Sciences

Demonstrate familiarity with the major topics in International Relations

Analyze the influence on foreign policy and international politics of people in various governmental roles

Describe the development of states as social, political economic entities within a historical and international perspective

Examine international organizations such as the United Nations and their goal of serving the interests of the entire community of states

Discuss the virtues and problems associated with analyses that focus on the international system as a whole

Describe the most important problems faced by the global community and analyze the current controversy about how best to deal with those problems

Theories of international politics

Brief history of modern international politics

National perspectives of different nations

Power

Balance of power

International security

Principal causes of war

International political economy

International trade & monetary system

International law

International organization

International integration and transnational participation

Future world order