Category: Humanities : International Relations

Please use just open sources
Here’s some of them:
ANDORNINO 2015 – Italy China Relations in Turbolent Mediterranean POSTPRINT.pdf (unito.it)
med-maeci-eng.pdf (esteri.it)
Italy’s Renewed Activism in the “Wider Mediterranean”: A Bet for the Future | ISPI (ispionline.it)
ecfr-1-Crises-in-the-Mediterranean.pdf (esteri.it)
https://www.freiheit.org/spain-italy-portugal-and-mediterranean-dialogue/italy-advocates-strategic-diplomacy-mediterranean
https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/italy-globally-connected-mediterranean-power
Italy’s New Look – War on the Rocks

The Return of Italy to the Mediterranean

Italy’s Mediterranean pivot: What’s driving Meloni’s ambitious plan with Africa – Atlantic Council
https://www.natofoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/NDCF-Italys-stabilising-role-in-the-wider-Mediterranean-Paper-Brasioli-1.pdf
https://www.iai.it/sites/default/files/iai0203.pdf
https://www.difesaonline.it/geopolitica/analisi/la-teoria-del-mediterraneo-allargato-e-la-geopolitica-classica-italia
https://www.iai.it/sites/default/files/iai2401.pdf

Diplomacy, energy and security: Italian top officials focus on MENA countries

Meloni discusses security, shared challenges at Rome Med

Feel free to enrich the sources, just they need to be open sources.
I would like the paper to have the following structure:
Introduction
Main body
Conclusion

This essay is for a course on International Relations and Politics of China
Guidelines
Long essay answers should be 2 pages long (A-4, New Times Roman Pt. 12,
single spaced)
All work should be submitted on A-4 paper
Sources can come from mandatory/ supplementary reading in English orvJapanese
No Wikipedia or unsubstantiated internet citing
Writing Guidelines
When answering the questions students need to present a clear and rational argument supported by evidence. 
The answers MUST be well structured including: argument, evidence (for both sides), support for your argument, conclusion. 
All work must be original and demonstrate the student’s critical analysis of question.
Must have atleast 7-10 academic references
Topics to choose from
Discuss China’s security concerns using the 4-ring rubric outline in China’s Search for Security. How has it changed over time and why? 
Reflecting on the shifts from one-man rule to consensus-based rule back to one -man rule, how has this influenced foreign policy output? 
Explain the function of Leading Study Groups and why who Chairs the LSG indicates importance
Propose your own topic relating to international relations and politics of china

1. Identify an IR issue you want to discuss: economy, migration, race, education,
COVID-19, foreign policy, or something else. Try to be specific and factual.
2. Identify the media reactions, positions, and proposed solutions. Compare
reactions by different sources/authors, and media. Be specific and cite some
statements by officials, or expert opinions from the media.
3. Explain the different reactions in terms of differences between IR perspectives
(say Realism vs Liberalism). For example, why Russia is critical of U.S. policy? Is it because the Russian political system is non-democratic or because the U.S. does not recognize Russia’s national interests and the US’s dominance in the world? Cite evidence, such as quotes from an expert, statistics, or historical facts.
4. In conclusion reflect on what your analysis implies for practical policy and democracy across the world. Are there lessons to draw? What should be (not) done to promote U.S. interests abroad?
5. Identify 3 academic sources pertinent to the issue’s background