Manuel Cardenas
Manuel Cardenas
Student #4394652
International Relations
Instructor: Parmelee, Elizabeth
International Relations
These five questions given are a peek of what goes on within International Relations and those questions are: 1. What does it mean to ‘study’ International Relations? 2. How do realism and liberalism differ? 3. What are the characteristics of a state? 4. What do “unipolar”, “bipolar”, “tripolar”, and “multipolar” mean? 5. Using a constructivist theoretical lens, explain the current US political relationship with Pakistan. To start off with the first question of what does it mean to study International Relations the dictionary defines it as: “a branch of political science concerned with relations between nations and primarily with foreign policies” (Merriam-webster 2014). It a focus of all nations working together to help each other in a common cause and help those in need to help prevent the spread of terrorism, crime, and balance power. It also helps the nations that need help when they are stuck in poverty or a natural disaster strikes the nation. International Relations keeps us more in communication with the world and can help prevent a future world war from happening again. Answering the second question of how realism and liberalism is quiet simple because they differ quite a bit. After reading the article of Realism and Liberalism in International Relations (Kylene Jumarang 2011) realism is more about power to protect their own state and only will look out for their own interests such as you have North Korea that only want to benefit things for themselves. Liberalism recognizes the need for an increase in power yet knows it is not capable of doing it alone so they seek cooperation with other states and in a sense develop a type of trust and peace within the world. United States thrives in liberalism for example Russia was putting troops in the border of Ukraine and with efforts the U.S. would speak to Russia’s leader and stop him from
Student #4394652
International Relations
Instructor: Parmelee, Elizabeth
International Relations
These five questions given are a peek of what goes on within International Relations and those questions are: 1. What does it mean to ‘study’ International Relations? 2. How do realism and liberalism differ? 3. What are the characteristics of a state? 4. What do “unipolar”, “bipolar”, “tripolar”, and “multipolar” mean? 5. Using a constructivist theoretical lens, explain the current US political relationship with Pakistan. To start off with the first question of what does it mean to study International Relations the dictionary defines it as: “a branch of political science concerned with relations between nations and primarily with foreign policies” (Merriam-webster 2014). It a focus of all nations working together to help each other in a common cause and help those in need to help prevent the spread of terrorism, crime, and balance power. It also helps the nations that need help when they are stuck in poverty or a natural disaster strikes the nation. International Relations keeps us more in communication with the world and can help prevent a future world war from happening again. Answering the second question of how realism and liberalism is quiet simple because they differ quite a bit. After reading the article of Realism and Liberalism in International Relations (Kylene Jumarang 2011) realism is more about power to protect their own state and only will look out for their own interests such as you have North Korea that only want to benefit things for themselves. Liberalism recognizes the need for an increase in power yet knows it is not capable of doing it alone so they seek cooperation with other states and in a sense develop a type of trust and peace within the world. United States thrives in liberalism for example Russia was putting troops in the border of Ukraine and with efforts the U.S. would speak to Russia’s leader and stop him from
References: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/international%20relations Kylene Jumarang, Bea. Realism and Liberalism in International Relations. July 2, 2011. http://www.e-ir.info/2011/07/02/realism-and-liberalism-in-modern-international-relations/ "The State." The Essentials of International Relations. January 1, 2010. http://www.wwnorton.com/college/polisci/essentials-of-international-relations5/ch/05/summary.aspx "A Unipolar World: Systems and Wars in Three Different Military Eras." POPULAR SOCIAL SCIENCE. Accessed November 23, 2014. http://www.popularsocialscience.com/2013/02/05/a-unipolar-world-systems-and-wars-in-three-different-military-eras/ "Polarity (international Relations)." Wikipedia. November 16, 2014. Accessed November 23, 2014. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polarity_(international_relations) "U.S. Relations With Pakistan." U.S. Department of State. September 10, 2014. Accessed November 23, 2014. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3453.htm.