Our Previous Samples

• The modern international system dates from which major historical event?
• In the years following the end of World War II, the international system would be most accurately characterized as...?
• In the fall of 1944, why did the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom agree to create the United Nations?
• What was decolonization?
• What is meant by class conflict?

• What is the primary concern of the member states of the European Union (EU) today?
• Which of these statements best defines sovereignty?
• What does a Westphalian state system mean?
• Which school of thought believes that alliances are the main form of cooperation among states?
• What is hegemony?
• How is hegemony different from balance of power?

Imagine that you are the leader of a newly established state. Would you want your state to have nuclear weapons? Justify your answer

Are efforts to achieve nuclear non-proliferation largely based on hypocrisy and Eurocentric biases?

Imagine this world: your home country does not have nuclear weapons and is a signatory to the NPT. All other countries in your region now possess nuclear weapons. In this imaginary world, would you favour or oppose the acquisition of nuclear weapons by your country, even if it had to break its obligations under the NPT? Why or why not?

Can the tensions between a state’s sovereignty within its territory and the growing notion of Responsibility to Protect ever be reconciled?

Is humanitarian intervention ever justified?

“The claim that the EU is a sui generis system is an exaggeration.” Discuss.

Critically assess the differences between the European Union and the United Nations.

Analyze the main features of the liberal international order and discuss whether it is in crisis nowadays