This unit takes an historical, geopolitical approach to international conflict and the spill-over of domestic political issues and turbulences between and within the world's major geopolitical 'actors'. Beginning with the larger historical background dating back to the first world war and leading up to the present day to explain the context and shifts in great power politics. It then provides a survey of the major transformations and sources of instability with potential geopolitical significance in the US, Europe, China and the Middle East.
PRESCRIBED TEXT - AN INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
RECOMMENDED TEXT - BEFORE AND AFTER THE FALL, WORLD POLITICS AND THE END OF THE WAR
