AI 108 - Internatnl Relatns: Weapons

Institution:

DePaul University

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Today, world politics is making an unpredictable turn and undergoing an historical transition. International relations in the 21st century are more complex and facing more pressing global challenges than the previous century. While the Western nations have enjoyed unparalleled prosperity in recent years, developing nations, mired in debt, burdened in poverty, riddled with diseases ranging from malaria to AIDS, plagued by wars and genocide, are struggling to overcome crisis. Today, global interdependence is very real; events in one region of the world affect other regions in the same or similar ways. Globalization and economic interdependence have made state boundaries less relevant and have undermined old concepts of sovereignty. Due to this fact, the Millennium Summit set out ambitious goals for the world: to reduce poverty, fight disease, promote education, and create peace and stability in many troubled regions of the globe. This course will examine the role of nation-states, international organizations like the United Nations, international law, international crimes court, treaties, and root causes and functions of war and peace in the making of foreign policies that have shaped and reshaped the relationships among nations. We will also focus on ethics in the context of a number of issues and practices in international relations ranging from global inequality, the promotion of human rights, foreign aid, immigration/forced deportation, humanitarian intervention, to terrorism, genocide, war crimes, and the use of torture. Truman Bridge Course. Can be taken for up to 3 competences. Competences: H1C, H2E, A4, H5, FX. Faculty: Anghesom Atsbaha and Dennis Skentzis

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.depaul.edu

Phone Number:

(312) 362-8000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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