Power, defining power, estimating power, anarchy and sovereignty, the balance of power, power distribution, hegemony, collective security, liberal institutionalism, international regimes, cooperation
Essay topics/questions:

• The modern international system came into being at a time when agrarian society relied primarily on farmland to create wealth. Now that most wealth is no longer created through farming, is the territorial nature of states obsolete? How might the diminishing economic value of territory change the ways in which states interact?

Study materials:

 Goldstein, J. & Pevehouse, J., 2014. International Relations. Pearson. pp 45 – 62, 73 – 79. 

Litter, R. International regimes. In: Smith, Steve, John Baylis, and Patricia Owens. 2014. The Globalization Of World Politics: An Introduction To International Relations. 6th ed. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 290 – 303.