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    The document discusses the scope of international relations. It begins by outlining some key topics, including why the 17th century marked the beginning of international relations and how its scope has expanded in the 20th century. It then examines several aspects of international relations in more depth, including the state system, relations involving both conflict and cooperation, the role of history, concepts of power and balance of power, international law, organizations, and factors like foreign policy, national interests, economics, and geopolitics. The document suggests international relations is a complex and dynamic field that continues to evolve with new global developments and actors.

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    The document discusses the scope of international relations. It begins by outlining some key topics, including why the 17th century marked the beginning of international relations and how its scope has expanded in the 20th century. It then examines several aspects of international relations in more depth, including the state system, relations involving both conflict and cooperation, the role of history, concepts of power and balance of power, international law, organizations, and factors like foreign policy, national interests, economics, and geopolitics. The document suggests international relations is a complex and dynamic field that continues to evolve with new global developments and actors.

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    Basic Concepts of International Relations

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    The document discusses the scope of international relations. It begins by outlining some key topics, including why the 17th century marked the beginning of international relations and how its scope has expanded in the 20th century. It then examines several aspects of international relations in more depth, including the state system, relations involving both conflict and cooperation, the role of history, concepts of power and balance of power, international law, organizations, and factors like foreign policy, national interests, economics, and geopolitics. The document suggests international relations is a complex and dynamic field that continues to evolve with new global developments and actors.

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    International Relations

    By
    Ms. Nighat Noureen
    SSH
    University of Management and
    Technology

    Topic of Discussion

    Why did 17th century mark the beginning of
    International Relations?
    Why the scope of International Relations has
    been enhanced in 20th Century?
    What is the scope of International Relations?
    What is the significance of International
    Relations in contemporary age?

    Task assigned
    Critical reading of newspaper articles of
    Sunday DAWN


    Nature of International
    Relations
    International Relations is dynamic and
    complex in nature as one can observe
    that what one has studied few years
    ago with keen interest becomes
    hackneyed and obsolete today.
    Therefore, these new developments at
    international level bring new actors at
    global actors.

    Scope of International
    Relations
    It is comparatively a young discipline when
    compare to other social sciences such as
    Political Science, History Economics, Law and
    so on. Therefore, its scope was not much
    clear. It was just after 1990s when its scope
    was cleared to a great extend.

    State System
    An analysis of state system
    Individuals identity is recognized by the
    name of its state
    Inter-state relations still the most
    dominant actor in I.R despite the
    increasing influence of non-state actors
    Relations in conflict &
    cooperation
    I.R is a same coin with two sides, one
    have conflict and the other side has
    cooperation
    Broadly speaking prime focus of I.R is a
    study of both conflictual and
    cooperative inter-state relations
    General & Diplomatic History
    The importance of History particularly
    diplomatic history can not be ignored
    for better understanding of inter-state
    relations

    Power & Balance of Power
    Morgenthau stated that international
    politics is nothing but power politics.
    one states security leads to another
    states insecurity
    World public opinion, collective security,
    determinants of power etc important
    related concepts
    International Law
    Meaning of Int. Law
    It is a set of rules and regulations which
    regulate the inter-state relations both in
    times of war and peace
    Therefore, it determines the behavior
    patters of states in both time of conflict
    and cooperation


    Int. & Regional Organizations
    Provides a plate forum in time of war,
    peace and for conflict resolution and
    cooperation among states
    International System
    Uni-polar system?
    Bi-polar system?
    Multi-polar system?


    Conflict management &
    conflict resolution
    Why conflict arise?
    Techniques to resolve conflict?
    War & Peace
    Why wars do occur?
    How wars can be avoided?
    War and peace theories etc

    Foreign Policy
    The diplomatic policy of a nation in its
    interactions with other nations is known
    as foreign policy.
    Though foreign policies are not the be-
    all and end-all of international relations
    yet they constitute a significant part of
    I.R
    National Interest
    National Interests are the goal of state
    which a state pursue with the help of
    power and foreign policy
    Hartmann stated that international
    relations as a field of study focus upon
    the processes by which states adjust
    their national interest to those of other
    states
    Military & Strategic Factors
    Problems of national security, defense,
    bi-lateral and multi-lateral security
    arrangements, alliance etc
    Economic Factors
    Imperialism, neo-imperialism
    It is widely shared that today there is
    no need of military wars but to capture
    the economy of other states
    New World Order, WTO, IMF, , free
    trade, string attached aid and so on
    Arms Control & Disarmament
    Gained much importance particularly
    after 2
    nd
    World War
    During Cold war intense armament
    between the U.S.A and the U.S.S.R was
    evident
    Coercive and Preventive
    Diplomacy
    A different kind of diplomacy in recent
    years one can observe in case of the
    U.S particularly after 9/11
    Geo-politics
    Palmer & Perkins stated that undoubtedly
    the struggle for space & power over the
    vast land and sea region of the world and
    perhaps in outer space as well will be a
    central theme in the international relations
    of the future.

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