What is Iain Lustick’s main argument as to why there are no great powers in the modern Middle East? How does this relate to the Gulf War of 1990-91? What were Saddam Hussein’s motivations for invading Kuwait, and the arguments he used to justify his actions? What of US motivations (both stated and unstated)? Was […]
What do we mean by the Arab Spring, and why did it occur (i.e. what are the underlying “structural causes”)? How do we explain the timing of the uprisings (i.e. what were the “precipitating causes”) and how do we explain the variability of outcomes? How have these events contributed to the unraveling of the regional […]
Essay 1: Questions Choose ONE from the following: To what extent has devolution challenged the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty? How effective is Parliament in holding government to account? ‘Policy-making in British politics rests with the UK prime minister’. Discuss. How important is gender to understanding power in British politics? To what extent does the 2019 […]
Research the background of your Congressional representatives based on your address listed with CU – two senators and a member of the House of Representatives. Find out about their previous occupation(s), political experience, family, income, education, and other relevant demographics. What percentage of the vote did they receive to win in their last election? What […]
What does Constructivism tell us that the English School does not? Comparative Essay – its important to refer to the essay question/topic Written in a Block Approach/Method. Highlight main differences/similarities = the final section should compare and make critical argument = which theory is better and why what are the main problems/limitations – which theory […]
Critically assess US foreign policy towards Iran, what approach should the US take and why?
Explain the “Trust Doctrine.” At the end of this chapter, Wilkins and Stark discuss four “quandaries” that tribal governments face as sovereign nations. What are those four quandaries? A. B. C. D. Also, at the end of Chapter 2, Wilkins and Stark do a nice job cataloging the historical inconsistencies of the U. S. government’s […]
Critically examine how March and Olsen’s 1984 seminar work on institutionalism informs our understanding of the policy process Some informations the professor gave us 1) Evaluate the strenghts and weakness of the different position. 2) What M and O argued about the nature of institutionalism 3) Why are they important 4) What those arguments gave […]
To what extent is China a “security threat”? write from a “realist” perspective, with footnote citations this is part of a module on the development of the discipline of international security studies so it may draw on other approaches for comparison, but ultimately must make its case for china being a security threat from a […]
How does the concept of ethnicity help our understanding of the origins and continuance of contemporary conflict? Answer with reference to two countries. (Note: Material covered in the lecture focused on Rwanda and Burundi so maybe use these two countries)
