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If there is one benefit to 2020, students will no longer view my "Human Extinction" lecture as far fetched
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2020 is full of material for this lecture.
To recap...well, no reason to recap #COVID19
But that's not the only potentially "existential risk" that has appeared recently
To recap...well, no reason to recap #COVID19
But that's not the only potentially "existential risk" that has appeared recently
Need discussion questions, perhaps for breakout @zoom_us sessions?
This thread has my favorite "Discussion Questions" from my >150 student #ChicagoIntroIR course.
I use these to break up my in-person lecture & encourage critical engagement w/ the ideas presented in lecture.
This thread has my favorite "Discussion Questions" from my >150 student #ChicagoIntroIR course.
I use these to break up my in-person lecture & encourage critical engagement w/ the ideas presented in lecture.
Every 15 to 20 minutes, I stop lecturing, put a question up on the screen, & ask the students to discuss w/ the folks around them.
After a few minutes, I take an in-class poll: "By show of hands, who all chose A? Chose B?..."
After a few minutes, I take an in-class poll: "By show of hands, who all chose A? Chose B?..."
I then ask if anyone who, say, picked (a) would like to share why.
Key is that none of these questions have a right answer: there are ways to justify any of the responses.
Key is that none of these questions have a right answer: there are ways to justify any of the responses.
In response to @shifrinson, I shared the definitions of "international order" used in #ChicagoIntroIR (including my preferred definition by @SlaughterAM)
Here, I'll highlight some work specifically focused on defining international order (and why defining it is tricky)
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Here, I'll highlight some work specifically focused on defining international order (and why defining it is tricky)
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Great question! We covered a variety of definitions for "International/World Order" in #ChicagoIntroIR.
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Perhaps the favorite definition comes from @SlaughterAM's "New World Order": "A system of global governance that institutionalizes cooperation and sufficiently contains conflict.”
books.google.com/books?id=WzG5q…
books.google.com/books?id=WzG5q…
Another one the students found useful comes from a recent @RichardHaass's @ForeignAffairs piece: “[World Order] requires a stable distribution of power and broad acceptance of the rules that govern the conduct of international relations."
foreignaffairs.com/articles/2018-…
foreignaffairs.com/articles/2018-…
In light of North Korea missile tests, worth reflecting on the limits of arms control agreements (assuming that is a goal of the Trump admin).
I highlighted those limits with the INF 👇. Having trouble seeing how an eventual NK-USA Agreement could do better 🤷♂️
I highlighted those limits with the INF 👇. Having trouble seeing how an eventual NK-USA Agreement could do better 🤷♂️
But don’t accept my skepticism about arms control agreements.
Take it from a foundational IR text, “The Disarmament Illusion” by Merze Tate
Take it from a foundational IR text, “The Disarmament Illusion” by Merze Tate
