Political issues

Q6. In the Newman film, the American mass media is described as doing a very poor job of explaining the outlines of the current crisis with Iran. Do the various commentators interviewed do an adequate job of giving a different view? Where do find yourself in agreement or disagreement with them?
Video: Iran (Is Not the Problem). A documentary film by Aaron Newman.

2. Lecture / Discussion Page (Realism), Question 9

Q9. In what ways does Dr. Kissinger?s assessment of U.S. policy in the war against terrorism reflect general realist principles? In what ways does it differ?
3. Lecture / Discussion Page (Liberalism), Question 9

Q9. What aspect of liberalism (institutional or economic transnationalism) does De Soto focus on in the documentary and can you find any internal inconsistencies or contradictions?
4. Lecture / Discussion Page (Class System Theory), Question 5

Q5. Discuss Wallerstein’s contention (p. 223:5.4) that ?the capitalist world-economy cannot survive? and as a historical social system is ?in the process of being superseded." Do you agree? Why or why not?

5. Lecture / Discussion Page (Postmodernism/Feminism), Question 7

Q7. From the Khattak article, how does a ?women-centered perspective? on the U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan differ from that of a male-centered
perspective? Is this distinction useful in formulating IR theory?
6. Lecture / Discussion Page (Political Culture Theory), Question 7

Q7. Why does Barber believe that the realist paradigm fails to provide U.S. guidance for U.S. foreign policy in the 21st century?

7. Lecture / Discussion Page (Human Nature/Cognitive Theory), Question 9

Q9. What are some of your thoughts and observations on the Weimberg / Ryan documentary? How does it support, or undermine, the tenets of human nature or cognitive theory?
Soldiers of Conscience. A documentary film by Gary Weimberg and catherine Ryan.