Learning Objectives
Summarize the significance of major events shaping the international system since 1648.
Identify the principle issues, arenas, and actors in international relations.
Explain and evaluate the major IR theories and levels of analysis.
Examine the major components of international relations: the structure of the international system and how and why it has evolved, the role of power, the meaning of security and the importance of economic issues.
Distinguish and evaluate the role of cultural values and perceptions in relationships among countries.
Develop positions on major issues in contemporary IR.