This course examines the international political system. The course emphasizes examining international actors such as the United Nations and other inter-governmental organizations. Ideal for students who are interested in global events and foreign cultures, this class spends a great deal of time applying international relation theories to contemporary global issues, and explores many theoretical concepts such as human nature, ethnicity, religion and other human factors that aide us in explaining global conflict. The concepts of national interest, power, and constructs of the nation-state paradigm, as well as the social, economic and political factors of contemporary conflicts in the world, as they interact with large international actors and nation states, are covered. 3 Credit Course