UArizona Global Campus International Relations Analysis

The weekly memo has two components: first, the student should pose 2-3 thoughtful questions. Second, the student should briefly comment on the assigned readings. four pages (double-spaced)?

Here is the Reading buddy:

the topic of the reading is (IR Fundamental (I)： Power)

Challenges of IR Theorizing

*Amitav Acharya and Barry Buzan. “Why is there no non-Western international relations theory? An introduction.” International Relations of the Asia-Pacific 7.3 (2007): 287-312.

*John Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt. “Leaving theory behind: Why simplistic hypothesis testing is bad for International Relations.” European Journal of International Relations 19.3 (2013): 427-457

Realism

*Randall Schweller, “The progressiveness of neoclassical realism.” Progress in International Relations Theory: Appraising the Field (2003): 311-47 (this chapter provides an overview of realism).

*Kenneth Waltz. Theory of International Politics, chapter 2-9.

Power

*David Baldwin, “Power and international relations.” Handbook of international relations 2 (2013): 273-297.

*Daniel Drezner, “Power and International Relations: A Temporal View.” European Journal of International Relations 27, no. 1 (March 2021): 29–52.