Category: World affairs

The focus this week is on the post 9/11 world. Drawing from the Danopoulos, Kapor-Stanulovic, and Skandalis (2012) article, describe one impact of war on children and the role of NGOs in mitigating those impacts. Use examples from the Yugoslav experience, the War in Darfur, the Syrian Civil War, the Yemeni Civil War, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or any other recent conflict, to explore this topic and demonstrate your points.
Support your analysis with research from at least two sources. Full citations are not required, but you must credit your sources in-text so your classmates and I can pinpoint which piece of research came from each source and so we can distinguish between your research and analysis. Please include a link to your sources at the bottom of your post so we can follow up with those sources if so inspired. Respond to at least two other students. Your responses should further our knowledge and understanding of the issues being discussed.

1. What are the primary issues that the Council needs to address in the context of US-Iranian relations?
2. How plausible is the threat of Iran collaborating with Russia to bolster its nuclear arsenal?
3. What specific goals do the Council aim to achieve in Iran and US-Iranian relations? Which of these goals hold the greatest and least significance?

What conditions do you believe need to be met in order for an humanitarian intervention to be justified? Provide a set of criteria and, preferably, a case to help illustrate your answer.
275-350 words minimum. No AI plz
Also, please Use the attached resources for references.

Discuss one current international event that involves a human rights issue. Provide enough information on that event so that your colleagues will be able to understand what the issue is about. Include a link to more information about the topic. Be sure to incorporate the course literature.
https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/human-rights
https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/what-are-human-rights/international-human-rights
Human Rights and Global Governance : Power Politics Meets International Justice
William H. Meyer
Use provided sources.

Overview
Do you have what it takes to be sustainable? Your actions and behaviors can improve sustainability and ensure that future generations can live a life of happiness. For example, your action of conserving electricity and your related behavior of turning off the lights can help reduce power plant emissions and improve air quality. Being sustainable is about more than just you, though. Let’s start by looking at your actions and behaviors. Then, in our next module, we’ll talk about interconnectedness.
Directions
For this short paper, you will write about what sustainability means to you and how your actions and behaviors can impact the environment.
Specifically, you must address the following:
Explain what sustainability means to you.
Consider giving examples of your personal experiences. If you do not feel comfortable sharing your personal experiences, you may use different examples that resonate with you. For instance, you may use media or news examples that reflect what sustainability means to you.
Describe how considering sustainability affects your daily life.
For example, if you think about sustainability when making decisions about transportation, you may decide to use public transportation instead of driving a vehicle with no passengers. This could save you money on gas, but it might pose other issues related to convenience or time management.
Describe decisions you could consider making about a sustainability issue like the above example, along with the positive and negative impacts of the decisions on your daily life.
Describe how your daily actions and behaviors can impact the environment.
For instance, if you choose to use public transportation as in the example above, your daily commute could support sustainability by reducing carbon emissions that harm the environment.
Describe how your daily actions and behaviors related to the decisions you described above (or other decisions) can help or harm the environment.
What to Submit
Submit your paper as a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. No sources are required. However, if you choose to use sources, follow APA citation guidelines when citing sources both throughout and at the end of your paper. While you will not be graded on the quality of your citations in this assignment, you may receive guidance from your instructor on how to properly cite sources.

As we discussed in class, terrorism does not have a universal definition. How would you define the term? In what ways could the U.S. improve in countering the threat? Which form of terrorism do you find poses the greatest threat?
Minimum 280-300 words. No AI please

Introduce the National Security Council and explain its role in the US foreign policymaking process. Give a couple of examples of former presidents and their ways of managing the Council.
Remember to read the materials in Week 4 Contents to Include those ideas in your discussions. (The assigned journal articles are best to use for support.) Also, feel free to include an extra link to a website or article to share with your classmates in follow-ups to support your views.
Use from these 4 sources as needed
Running the World: The Inside Story of the National Security Council and the Architects of American Power by David J. Rothkopf.
Article Title NATIONAL INSECURITY.
Author ROTHKOPF, DAVID
Article Title Presidential Decision Making: Rationality, Advisory Systems, and Personality
Author Pfiffner, James P.
Article Title In the Shadow of the Oval Office: The Next National Security Adviser.
Author Daalder, Ivo H.

Did the Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) doctrine make us more or less safe during the Cold War? What about today?
Support your analysis with research from at least two sources. Full citations are not required, but you must credit your sources in-text so your classmates and I can pinpoint which piece of research came from each source and so we can distinguish between your research and analysis. Please include a link to your sources at the bottom of your post so we can follow up with those sources if so inspired. Respond to at least two other students. Your responses should further our knowledge and understanding of the issues being discussed.

Question:
Which IR theory do you find to be more convincing in explaining international affairs – realism, liberalism, or constructivism? What are the pros and cons of each? In justifying your answer, try to incorporate a current event to illustrate your main points.
Learning Objectives:
Each discussion board is intended to help students in meeting the following course learning objectives:
1) Critically analyze and evaluate the global implications of foreign policy decisions
2) Demonstrate an ability to understand and articulate various theoretical concepts used by social scientists to analyze international events
3) Formulate arguments and discuss a variety of contemporary issues in global politics and security studies
4) Assess a variety of arguments regarding future global challenges
Please find resources to write contain. No AI, please.

LO1.1: Explain networks as the last groups of non-state actors in the international system.
LO2.1: Discuss the pros and cons of networks on the international stage
1. What are the characteristics of an international network?
2. Discuss one international network that you consider positive.