homework

Please fully answer the below essay questions. You will be graded for your scope of coverage, quality of analysis, use of facts, and correct spelling/grammar/style. Each essay must be type-written and double-spaced. A minimum of 1.5 pages will be expected for each essay; more will be evaluated positively.

1. In chapters 15, 16 & 30, authors Gordenker, Peterson and Williams et al. discuss the nature of the UN system, the UN General Assembly and UN Security Council authorized peacekeeping operations. Analyze some of the main issues they address. For example, how effective is UN peacekeeping? Also, using notes from class and outside sources, speculate about how efficiently the UN Security Council is working? Should it be reformed? In what ways?

2. In chapters 3 & 4, authors Barnett, Duvall and Held examine issues

relating to IOs and the ‘diffusion of power” and the “diffusion of

authority.” What are some of their key points? Are they persuasive?

3. What were some of the flaws with the structure, politics, and processes of the League of Nations? Why did it fail?

4. In Chapter 18, Rosamund discusses the EU. What key issues does Rosamund raise about regional governance and the EU? Do you agree with his analysis?

5. In Chapter 19, Cooper and Thakur examine the relationship of ‘BRICS’ and their relationship to the new global world economy. What are some of the key points they advance? Do you find them persuasive?