easy article questions

Do your best to answer all the following ques4ons (submit answers on Blackboard). Limit your

answers to no more than 400 words. You should have a minimum of 250 words for each answer.

hDps://www.e-ir.info/2021/03/15/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-the-growing-north-south-divide/

1. What are some of the poli%cal effects of COVID-19 on countries in the Global South? Why might a Structuralist argue that these problems are worse in the Global South than in Global North

countries?

2. What are some economic and/or social effects of COVID-19 on countries in the Global South? Why might a Structuralist argue that these problems are worse in the Global South than they are in

Global North countries?

3. What does the author think that the future of the Global South will be in terms of how it recovers from COVID-19?

4. How realis%c is the author’s predic4on in Ques4on 3? Iden4fy at least two ways that you think that things might be different (offer at least two clear differences of opinion you have with the

author or two ideas that the author may have leY out). Explain what you mean clearly.

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-09-29/biden-trump-age-america-first

1. Does the author believe that US diplomacy and foreign policy has changed significantly between

Trump and Biden? Why or why not?

2. Does the author believe that American policy toward global ins4tu4ons and mul4lateralism is

significantly stronger under Biden than under Trump?

3. The ar4cle cri4cizes Biden for not being significantly tougher on autocra4c regimes than Trump

is. Do you agree with this cri4cism?

4. In the end, based on the ar4cle and your own views, do you think that Biden has a more realist

or liberal view of poli4cs?