Policy proposal integrating current events and International Politics topics. Students will analyze an IP-related event of their choosing using a concept,
theme, or theory presented in the course. For example, students might analyze an international cooperation/institution, the crisis of the Korean peninsula, or
international inequality.
Please notice that students must establish a clear argument and defend it with references to appropriate readings. Any argument that rests on a point of fact
must be backed up by an appropriate citation. A good paper will: 1) identify the problem; 2) review our current solution(s); 3) provide a proposed solution; 4)
implementation. This paper requires the use of no less than 5 scholarly articles. This paper is required to be at least 8 double-spaced pages, and no more
than 10 pages.
Some Possible Class Links – International organizations (UN, WTO), Non state actors (Private Companies, NGOs, Community), The Global Economy Era
(increasing connectedness, tech etc), Globalization (and Public Image – multinational corps), Prisoner’s Dilemma/Game Theory, Climate Change, Foreign
Policy, Dependency Theory)