International Relations Essay

7.THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK Realist view Realism in international relations (IR) is a traditional approach which is rooted in the Ancient Greek era and is still relevant today. The realist view has been under a transformation process during different periods and it keeps on developing, that is why we cannot say that realism in IR is one single theory, but a way of thinking or ‘general orientation’ which allows the establishment of a great variety of realist theories (Donelly 2000, p. 6). In spite…

President Bush also implemented abstinence education programs throughout the education system in America. Abstinence education is now proven to be ineffective in America, and is predicted to be just as ineffective in Africa and the Caribbean in relation to the spread of HIV and AIDS. Not only was abstinence imposed, but PEPFAR was also prohibited from funding any organization that does not explicitly condone prostitution and sex trafficking. PEPFAR came with a “conscience clause” which stated…

of the semester, I realized my heart was not in the subject or the career path. The next semester, I decided to major in an area about which I am truly passionate: International Relations. My desire to learn about different countries, politics, policies, and leaders stemmed from my previous interest in the North and South Korea relations. Since then, I have genuinely enjoyed my classes and thus done well in them. During my study abroad semester, I am planning to take courses that will directly…

Global environmental politics is a moderately new field of study within the international community that originated in the early 1970’s and focuses on the interaction of humans and the environment. It has seen significant growth since its inception largely due to the rising worry about environmental issues and the effects of climate change. This paper will respond to the central problem facing global environmental politics to the extent of such problems like global warming, the hole in the ozone…

presidential supporters these are different than the two as in there loyalties, and opinions directly reflect those of the president they serve under. Due to this they are more concerned with the president’s domestic popularity and issues rather than international conflicts. Overall, while the Hawk and Dove concept seems more of a stable relationship, with the two swinging into power and influence back and forth like a pendulum, the presidential supporters, seem to not only cause conflict…

1.The central argument of the Asiaphoria by Lant Pritchett and Larry Summers Asiaphoria was first defined by Lant Pritchett and Larry Summers (2014) as a view that Asian Giants, especially China and India will increasingly shape and dominate the global economy. Although many scholars hare the idea that Asian Giants will continue to grow at high growth rate, like Justin (2016) and Pradeep (2015), let alone similar claim from World Bank, Pritchett and Summers do not agree with Asiaphoria and…

Michel Foucault is considered one of the leading theorists in the subject of "discourse", he believes that "in every society the production of discourse is at once controlled, selected, organized and redistributed by a certain number of procedures whose role is to ward off its powers and dangers, to gain mastery over its chance events, to evade its ponderous, formidable materiality." (Foucault, 52) Accordingly, Edward Said has used Foucault's concept of discourse to analyze Orientalism; in "The…

International Relation’s Home Assignments Huang Peiyang--177IB03I 1 1. What are the vulnerabilities of mutual deterrence? Mutual deterrence means the maintenance of peace between opposing sides by each having a sufficient strike capacity to deter the other from initiating armed conflict. The typical example of mutual deterrence would be the situation during the Cold War where the U.S and the Soviet Union tried to avoid a hot war throughout the world because of fearing the possible threatening…

(2002). Is There a Clash of Civilizations? Evidence from Patterns of International Conflict Involvement, 1946 to 1997. pp. 715, 726. Henderson, E. and Tucker, R. (2001). Clear and Present Strangers: The Clash of Civilizations and International Conflict. pp. 332. Hopf, T. (2015). Lecture on The Democratic Peace. Rosato, S. (2003). The Flawed Logic of Democratic Peace Theory. pp. 590 – 591. Wohlforth…

Power Transition, Balance of Power, and the Rise of China: A Theoretical Reflection about Rising Great Powers By: Shih-yueh Yang Summary In his introduction Yang states that there is a “uncertain” understanding of what the consequences might be of China’s rise to power as the global hegemon (pg. 36). Throughout his article he critiques A. F. K. Organski’s theory of power transition, Mearsheimer’s the balance of power, and then at the end presents a revised version of the two that uses are few…