Select one of the following themes and discuss how it has influenced the development of international relations, comparing the contemporary era to one other period in history: decolonisation; bipolarity; economic crises; international crime and terrorism.
Identify the driving forces of decolonisation and how they explain perceptions of power between the colonised and the colonising.
What, if any, lasting impact, has the bipolar era of the Cold War had on the contemporary world order?
‘One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter’. Discuss with reference to two case studies from two different eras.
Religion has, and continues to be, a force for change in international relations. Discuss.
Is migration a more contentious issue in the contemporary era or just the continuing historical pattern of the movement of peoples?
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7. Select one of the themes listed below and analyse its impact on power relations between actors in the contemporary era: civil wars; occupation; epidemics and famines, climate change; walls and fences; international justice,; development.
8. How has global trade changed the relationship between states?
9. Why is democracy considered to be so important in international relations?
10. How can occupation be justified?
11. What makes epidemics and famines a global security issue?
12. Evaluate the effectiveness of international alliances following world wars.