POLS 2940 Lecture Notes - Collective Security, Opiate, World Trade Organization
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A world characterized by focus is on wars, security, the security dilemma, arms races, regional and ethnic conflict, terrorism, deterrence, etc. Conflict peoples, between classes, races, genders, religions, ethnic groups, Cooperative relations amongst states and other actors far outnumber etc. ) A world of uncertainty, and therefore one in which conflict is always possible, in which international. Order has evolved through shared norms and institutions based on reciprocity and cooperation agreements will always be short-lived. Provide policy relevant advice to state decision-makers, leaders of government. The world is much richer than ever before, but the gulf between rich and poor has never been greater. Even the manner in which we study the world has been impacted by these inequalities (some issues are not considered legitimate questions; some have been made invisible) Increasing interdependence and globalization are largely positive phenomena, which enhance opportunities for reciprocity and cooperation.