POL 300- Discussion Questions:"Power and System"

An accurate definition of the current International Relations (IR) system and how power is distributed is crucial in forming a sound foreign policy  

Chapter 1 discusses the way global politics works by using several different theories of international systems to explain it. Political scientists have categorized several different ways in which power is distributed among world states (or countries).  These systems include: Multipolar, Unipolar, Counterweight, Stratified, and Globalized.

In your discussion, choose one of these systems and explain its strong points and its weak points. Does it describe todays current global system? Give an example of this system.