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International Relations - POLS 202

Covers states, power, diplomacy, international institutions, security, conflict, trade, and major theories of international relations.

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7 International Conflict and Peace

Understand why armed conflicts begin, how they escalate and end, and how diplomacy, international responses, and inclusive peace processes can support durable peace.
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6 Security and Strategic Relations

Learn how states pursue security through national capabilities, cooperation, deterrence, alliances, arms control, and responses to contemporary risks.
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5 International Institutions and Global Governance

Learn how international institutions, regimes, law, and global governance help states manage cross-border problems, and what limits their effectiveness.
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4 Foreign Policy and Diplomacy

Explore how governments make foreign-policy decisions, how domestic politics shapes international bargaining, and how diplomacy supports negotiation.
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8 Trade and the Global Political Economy

Learn how political perspectives shape trade, how global economic links create both opportunity and vulnerability, and why development and trade gains depend on domestic capabilities and policy.
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3 Theories of International Relations

Compare major theories of international relations and learn how each explains power, cooperation, identity, and global inequality.
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2 States, Sovereignty, and Power

Learn how states and nations differ, what sovereignty means in law and practice, how national interests are defined, and why power depends on capabilities and context.
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1 Foundations of International Relations

Explore the actors, concepts, analytical perspectives, and historical developments that shape international relations.
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Quizzes

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7 International Conflict and Peace

A medium-difficulty quiz on the causes, development, and resolution of international conflict, including conflict types, peace processes, and international responses.
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6 Security and Strategic Relations

A medium-difficulty quiz on security strategies, alliances, arms control, and contemporary security challenges.
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4 Foreign Policy and Diplomacy

A medium-difficulty quiz on foreign-policy decision-making, domestic politics, and diplomacy, using concepts and scenarios from the material.
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2 States, Sovereignty, and Power

A medium-difficulty quiz on statehood, sovereignty, national interests, and power in world politics.
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1 Foundations of International Relations

A medium-difficulty quiz on foundational concepts and historical developments in international relations, emphasizing application and understanding.
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3 Theories of International Relations

A medium-difficulty quiz on how international relations theories explain power, security, cooperation, identity, and global structures. Questions progress from focused applications to comparisons across approaches.
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5 International Institutions and Global Governance

A medium-difficulty quiz on how international institutions, regimes, international law, and global governance shape cooperation and its limits.
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8 Trade and the Global Political Economy

A medium-difficulty quiz on international trade, political economy, development, interdependence, and the distribution of trade’s gains and costs.
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2 States, Sovereignty, and Power

Review how states are defined, how sovereignty and national interests shape their actions, and how power varies across world politics.
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6 Security and Strategic Relations

Review core concepts in national and collective security, deterrence, alliances, arms control, and contemporary security challenges.
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7 International Conflict and Peace

Review how armed conflicts begin and evolve, and how diplomacy, peacekeeping, and carefully implemented agreements can support peace.
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3 Theories of International Relations

Review how major international relations theories explain power, security, cooperation, identities, and global inequality.
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1 Foundations of International Relations

Learn the core concepts, levels of analysis, and historical developments that shape international relations.
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5 International Institutions and Global Governance

Learn how international institutions, regimes, law, and global governance help states address shared problems—and what limits their effectiveness.
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4 Foreign Policy and Diplomacy

Review how governments make foreign-policy decisions, how domestic politics shapes international bargaining, and how diplomacy supports negotiation.
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8 Trade and the Global Political Economy

Learn how trade connects political power, economic interdependence, development, and the uneven distribution of gains and costs.
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