Topic: Changing International Political Order
Do you endorse the view that the end of Bipolarity and the rise of multiple regional organisations has made
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 non-alignment ≠ neutrality (Schwarzenberger) → negative base: stay out of military alliances → positive base: independence of judgment (Belgrade, 1961) →…
Discuss the consequences of Trump’s “America First” and Xi’s “Chinese Dream” on World Politics.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 define both (America First, 2016: nationalist, unilateralist / Chinese Dream, 2013: national rejuvenation, return of the Middle Kingdom) → US steps…
Critically analyze the implications of Sino-American strategic rivalry for the south and south -east Asian region.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 new bipolarity: economics + military weight, not ideology → main theatre = South & South-East Asia → real stake is autonomy,…
Discuss the ways to strengthen the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to enable it to address the challenges faced by the developing countries.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 Cold War rationale gone → developing-world vulnerabilities remain (unequal trade, coercion, UN system they cannot shape) → machinery weak, founding idea…
Critically examine the decline of the United States of America as a hegemon and its implications for the changing international political order.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 hegemony = material dominance + consent → Gramsci: leadership by consent vs by force → verdict staked: decline real but partial…
Bipolar structure of the world is more stable than the multipolar one. Comment.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 polarity = distribution of power → statement is neorealist → Cold War appears to prove it → set the test: the…
Discuss the relevance of the normative ethos of the Non-Aligned Movement in magnifying India’s soft power in pursuit of her national interest.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 Nye: soft power = attraction, not coercion → others follow because they admire the values → India’s attraction sourced in NAM’s…
Discuss the various constraints on American hegemony today. Which of these are likely to become more prominent in the future?
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 hegemony ≠ military dominance alone → realist material base + Gramscian consent through ideas/institutions → both foundations under strain → spine:…
The changing global order and ongoing regional conflicts, with the global powers taking sides, have
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 disarmament was a product of structure → parity + dialogue + shared institutions → those supports withdrawn → statement holdsRoute 2…
Do you agree with the view that the USA uses NATO as a traditional tool of strategy to perpetuate its hegemony in the world?
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 NATO 1949, US-led mutual defence pact vs USSR; Warsaw Pact 1955 → agree on the purpose, dispute the method → hegemony…
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