01 INTRODUCTION

  • Goals & Objectives: IR, Regions
  • Components of the Course
  • Assignments & Tasks

02 ANALYTICAL LENS

  • Lead-in: Niall Fersguson (Reading 1)
  • Video: Why might makes right could destroy the world?
  • Discussion

03 ANALYTICAL REVIEW

04 ANALYTICAL COMMENTARY

  • Political Landscape: Global Watch: Europe, Russia & CIS, Middle East, Asia-Pacific, Americas, Africa
  • Analyst’s Toolkit

HOME ASSIGNMENT

01 ANALYTICAL LENS

  • Robert Kagan (Reading 2)
  • Vocabulary: ex 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 16
  • Discussion: ex 11, 15, 17, 21, 23
  • Double take: Niall Fersguson (Reading 1): topic, thesis, vocabulary focus

02 ANALYTICAL REVIEW

03 ANALYTICAL COMMENTARY

  • Political Landscape: Global Watsh
  • Frame the event — context — actors — causes — assessment — implications — outlook
  • Analyst’s Toolkit