Topic: Contemporary Global Concerns
Explain the non-traditional security threats in the context of food and environmental crises.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 security once state-centred / military → non-traditional turn → welfare threatened by non-military, transnational sources (Caballero-Anthony) → food + environment as…
Comment on the Red Lipstick Movement in the context of feminist rights.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 red lipstick as agency → contests gendered policing → appearance tied to political powerRoute 2 everyday adornment → becomes a feminist…
The world currently has been in the throes of a twin process of ‘democratic backsliding’ and ‘democratic backlash. How would you explain this paradox?
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 democracy more championed than ever, yet more eroding than in decades → the paradox statedRoute 2 Held: nations embrace democracy just…
Do you endorse that the conventional discourse on human rights has failed to include women’s rights? Explain in the context of feminist theories.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 universalism only apparent → Okin: rights of “man and male household heads” → endorse the failureRoute 2 the neutral human subject…
Why does global human security need to be emphasised along with economic security? Explain with examples.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 security once state + military → Buzan: environment + human welfare now core → referent shifts state → individualRoute 2 human…
Critically evaluate the notion of “Asian Values” in the context of the ongoing debates on human rights.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 Asian Values = sharpest cultural-relativist challenge to universal rights → tiger economies + Bangkok Declaration (1993)Route 2 not a rejection but…
Discuss the Trump-Kim Singapore Summit on the prospects of denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 Korean denuclearisation sits at intersection of security model + deterrence + nuclear norms → summit must be judged against these logicsRoute…
Discuss the importance of personal data protection in the context of human rights.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 data protection seen as technical/commercial → actually a defence of privacy → UDHR + Puttaswamy into Article 21Route 2 privacy a…
Discuss the efficacy of global conventions to combat international terrorism.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 conventions have multiplied since 1963 → terrorism has not receded → efficacy only partialRoute 2 a widening web of counter-terror law…
The withdrawal of the United States of America from the World Health Organization is set to have far- reaching impacts on global health. Reimagining the existing WHO is vital for the global health agenda. Discuss.
Flow snapshot — how the answer movesIntro routesRoute 1 US founded WHO (1948), principal funder + agenda-driver (surveillance, PEPFAR) → exit raises existential questions for global health governanceRoute 2 withdrawal…
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