International Affairs

Introduction to International Affairs

IAFF2091 Week 1 ○ Chinese people normally sedentary, waves of nomadic people came through, often controlled northern parts, Manchu (Qing) dynasty emerged there ○ Invented stirrups, effective for shooting Chinese on horseback, hence why China built a wall to make them get off the horses ● Han Dynasty’s downfall was hereditary leadership ● Xue, then Tang d

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○ Coordination vital, but rare ○ “African solutions to African problems”- agreement on neither - no consensus “Promoting democratization is an effective policy for promoting peace”. Agree or Disagree? We often see in the Arab Spring that once dictators are overthrown, either the military steps in (Egypt) or the Saudis step in (Bahrain) or chaos reigns (L

IAFF | 1005 | Introduction to International Affairs | ○ Coordination vital  but rare

○ Relation to theory (eg. taking note of previous theories, US and USSR had Cold War due to ideology and not balance of power, as liberal states didn’t have Cold War between each other) ○ Facts (would the actor have possibly acted in a certain way, for instance) International Principles UN CHARTER ● To save succeeding generations from the scourge of war ● To rea

IAFF | 1005 | Introduction to International Affairs | ○ Relation to theory (eg. taki

● Brooks/Wohlforth: China has low technological expertise, innovates far less than US, $128 billion on intellectual property vs $1 billion, can’t convert into military might ● China less sustainable- aging population, pollution (cleanup, healthcare costs etc) ● GDP designed for manufacturing economies, inclusive wealth , US has 5x of China (includi

IAFF | 1005 | Introduction to International Affairs | ● Brooks/Wohlforth: China has 

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