Introduction To International Relations

AY2015/2016 Semester 1

This subject provides students with the core concepts, processes, and issues of international relations. It examines the actors in international relations, how foreign policy is made, and the role of great powers. In addition, it deals with contemporary and future problems in the international system, including military conflict, demography, the trading system, and the environment. It will also review major schools of thought on the causes of international conflicts, and the means of resolving them.