International Relations: Theories, Applications, and Current Events

This will mostly be a discussion around major recent and ongoing events in international relations, while applying as much IR concepts and frameworks as possible.

Tentative Topics:

• Middle East Peace Deal
• US-China trade war and geopolitical competition
• Multipolarity
• Ukraine / Russia
• Venezuela
• Sudan
• Taiwan
• South China Sea
• ...

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• Middle East
• Ukraine / Russia
• NATO / Transatlantic
• China
• BRICS
• Other

Links from previous event on Israel-Iran:
John Mearsheimer & Yoram Hazony on Israel vs. Iran
BLACK PILL: Majority Americans Support Iran War
Ted Postol on Physics of the Air Strike, Jeffrey Sachs, John Mearsheimer, Douglas MacGregor, Chaz Freeman
Iran War Debate: Nuclear Weapons, Trump, Peace, Power & the Middle East | Lex Fridman Podcast
Bilahari Kausikan: U.S. Role in World is Undergoing ‘Fundamental Shift’

Links from prior/ongoing series on basic IR Theories:

Theory

• Quick Overview of Structural Realism, Liberalism, etc.; Another
• Offensive vs. Defensive Realism; 2
• Constructivism
• Diplomacy: Stapleton Roy, George Schultz, Bilahari Kausikan
• Power: Joseph Nye, Jack Matlock

Talks, applications, and discussions

• Rise and Fall of Liberal Intl Order
• John Mearsheimer discusses his book "The Great Delusion"
• Why is Ukraine the West's Fault? Featuring John Mearsheimer (2015)
• Why John Mearsheimer is wrong about realism, great power politics and history
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AjiSqp5Ddw

Additional Info and References

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