International relations is an important subject, and the text “Come to the Institute of International Studies” explains its importance, and why it is such a relevant subject for the people of the world today. The text “Come to the Institute of International Studies” can seem to be a sort of booklet or brochure to advertise for a school with a course in international relations, as we see in this extract from the text: “Interested in what’s happening to the world? Then we’re the school for you!”
MOTIVATION FOR TOPIC CHOSEN We may not realize it, but International Relations play a massive part in our day to day lives. From the availability of products to the presence of peace in our society, it all boils down to the relationship between countries. A country with poor relations cannot provide it’s population adequate means to gain a high standard of living, due to the lack of resources caused by poor international relations. A prime example of this situation is North Korea, whose population
Trade and Development (UNCTAD 2009) report shows that the world‘s total merchandise trade value reached 8.02 billion tons of goods loaded, a volume increase of 4.8% over 2006. An increasing growth in world trade generally increases the demand for international shipping services (Michaelowa and Krause 2000). This has been witnessed in the container shipping industry in the past few decades. Before the economic recession began in 2008, trade growth had caused corresponding cargo container movements to
Realists believe that power is the currency of International politics. Through realism, great powers are considered to pay detailed attention to the economic and military power of rival states. Realism can help scholars understand the nature of power by exploring two opposing thoughts, classical realists and structural realists. Classic realist Hans Morgenthau believe that power is human nature. (SOURCE) This is reflected in English philosopher Thomas Hobbes leviathan, stating that humans are selfish
and markets, the challenges of globalization, shifting global power, and the role of international institutions in the global economy (Baylis, Smith & Owens, 2011). The study of international political economy (IPE), which is about the interplay of economics and politics in world affairs, examining what drives and explains events in the world economy, helps to make sense the roles of these international relations in a global context (Ibid). In this paper, such IPE theories as Realism, Liberalism,
MAREYSIA ZALEWSKI AND FEMINIST THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Mareysia Zalewski, in her very recent book, ‘Feminist International Relations –Exquisite Corpse’ is trying to study the events in International Politics with a feminist perspective that would not directly engage the readers in a conventional way but imaginatively with a set of vignettes. ‘Exquisite Corpse’ refers to the methodological concoction with a symbolic deployment of a set of techniques taken from critical theory. It takes the
Multiple critical theories in International Relations prove themselves useful in gaining a better understanding of global events. The shifting dynamics caused by globalization and interdependency, amongst other developments, has created new sets of actors and mechanisms of exercising power that are not encompassed within the traditional, mainstream theories of International Relations. To account for these deficiencies in traditional IR theories, it is clear that the application of non-traditional
A nation foreign policy also known as foreign relation involves self-interest strategies, which are chosen by the country to safeguard its national interests as well as to attain goals within its international relations range. The approaches are employed to interact with other countries effectively (Morgenthau, 2011). A country’s foreign policy is a set of goals that outlines ho that particular country will interact on an official basis with other countries of the world and to a lesser extent, non-state
of Venezuela, His Excellency Mr. Nicolás Maduro Moros. I wish to stress the importance to Venezuela of respect for the international rule of law to the maintenance of international peace and security. Throughout human history, war and conflict have caused untold suffering that have hindered social development and economic progress. The prevention of conflicts has therefore always been a shared objective of the international community. Ensuring and maintaining peace as a principle and fundamental right
effect of these actions in the country's international image. The second dimension of public diplomacy is about the strategic communications in which a set of common threads are extended which resemble the political and advertising