Week 1 (Feb. 19): World Liberal Order

Introduction: Film https://education.cfr.org/learn/video/what-liberal-world-order

Syllabus, rules and requirements

Week 2 (Feb. 26): United Nations – Security in the Charter

UNSC https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/un-security-council?utm_medium=crosspromo&utm_source=wwwcfr&utm_campaign=oct2023&_gl=1*3jhml5*_gcl_au*NjEzOTk3NjgwLjE3MjczMjk0ODQ.*_ga*MTQ4MjA3NDY3MC4xNzE5MTk0MTk0*_ga_24W5E70YKH*MTczMzk3NzIwOS4xMS4xLjE3MzM5ODAzMTQuNDUuMC4w

UNSC https://education.cfr.org/learn/reading/what-un-security-council?_gl=1%2Aymefkh%2A_gcl_au%2ANjEzOTk3NjgwLjE3MjczMjk0ODQ.%2A_ga%2AMTQ4MjA3NDY3MC4xNzE5MTk0MTk0%2A_ga_24W5E70YKH%2AMTczMzk3NzIwOS4xMS4xLjE3MzM5Nzk3NDkuNjAuMC4w

UNGA https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/un-general-assembly-unga-role

UNSG https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/role-un-secretary-general

Week 3 (Mar. 5): United Nations – Security in Practice

https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/our-common-agenda-policy-brief-new-agenda-for-peace-en.pdf

https://education.cfr.org/learn/reading/what-are-economic-sanctions

Week 4 (Mar. 12): Taiwan and United Nations

UNGA 2758

Week 5 (Mar. 19): International Law

https://education.cfr.org/learn/reading/what-international-law?_gl=1%2A1oxxa2t%2A_gcl_au%2ANjEzOTk3NjgwLjE3MjczMjk0ODQ.%2A_ga%2AMTQ4MjA3NDY3MC4xNzE5MTk0MTk0%2A_ga_24W5E70YKH%2AMTczMzk3NzIwOS4xMS4xLjE3MzM5ODQ3OTguMTYuMC4w

Week 6 (Mar. 26): United Nations – Case Presentations

either group projects or individual projects, depending on enrollments.

Ideally 8 presentations

PPT or written summary due

Week 7 (Apr. 2): Spring Break, no class

Week 8 (Apr. 9): Bretton Woods System

WTO https://education.cfr.org/learn/reading/what-world-trade-organization?_gl=1%2A3yfgcf%2A_gcl_au%2ANjEzOTk3NjgwLjE3MjczMjk0ODQ.%2A_ga%2AMTQ4MjA3NDY3MC4xNzE5MTk0MTk0%2A_ga_24W5E70YKH%2AMTczMzk3NzIwOS4xMS4xLjE3MzM5ODIyMjAuNjAuMC4w

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, “Why the World Still Needs Trade: The Case for Reimagining—Not Abandoning—Globalization,” Foreign Affairs, July/August 2023.

Mia Amor Mottley and Rajiv J. Shah, “How to Revitalize the World Bank, the IMF, and the Development Finance System: The Urgent Need to Update Institutions Built for a Different Era,” ForeignAffairs.com, April 7, 2023.

Week 9: Apr. 16 (Midterm exam.)

Take-Home Open-Book Exam.

Week 10 (Apr. 23): EU- Origin and Development

https://education.cfr.org/learn/reading/european-union-worlds-biggest-sovereignty-experiment?_gl=1%2Ah96wof%2A_gcl_au%2ANjEzOTk3NjgwLjE3MjczMjk0ODQ.%2A_ga%2AMTQ4MjA3NDY3MC4xNzE5MTk0MTk0%2A_ga_24W5E70YKH%2AMTczMzk3NzIwOS4xMS4xLjE3MzM5ODQyNDYuNDIuMC4w

Week 11 (Apr. 30): EU – Issues and Challenges

Guest Speaker

Week 12 (May 7): NATO – Origins and Development

https://education.cfr.org/learn/timeline/nato-worlds-largest-alliance?_gl=1%2A1kq718m%2A_gcl_au%2ANjEzOTk3NjgwLjE3MjczMjk0ODQ.%2A_ga%2AMTQ4MjA3NDY3MC4xNzE5MTk0MTk0%2A_ga_24W5E70YKH%2AMTczMzk3NzIwOS4xMS4xLjE3MzM5ODM1NjEuNjAuMC4w

Week 13 (May 14): NATO – Issues and Challenges

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-nato?utm_medium=crosspromo&utm_source=wwwcfr&utm_campaign=oct2023&_gl=1*12u5o0k*_gcl_au*NjEzOTk3NjgwLjE3MjczMjk0ODQ.*_ga*MTQ4MjA3NDY3MC4xNzE5MTk0MTk0*_ga_24W5E70YKH*MTczMzk3NzIwOS4xMS4xLjE3MzM5ODM5MjAuNTkuMC4w

Week 14 (May 21): ASEAN & Other ASEAN-Centered Regional Organizations

Week 15 (May 28): APEC & Taiwan

Week 16 (Jun. 4): New Dynamics - G20 & BRICS

G20 https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-does-g20-do?utm_medium=crosspromo&utm_source=wwwcfr&utm_campaign=oct2023&_gl=1*h0aktw*_gcl_au*NjEzOTk3NjgwLjE3MjczMjk0ODQ.*_ga*MTQ4MjA3NDY3MC4xNzE5MTk0MTk0*_ga_24W5E70YKH*MTczMzk3NzIwOS4xMS4xLjE3MzM5ODMzNjMuNjAuMC4w

Week 17 (Jun. 11): Country Report Due

Short article (600-1000 words) due

Select a country, either explain the country’s policy toward an international/regional organization, or address how the country engages with international/ regional organizations on a specific issue.

Week 18 (Jun. 18): Final Exam

Take-home open-book exam

Attendancee: 10%

Class participation: 20%

Case Presentation: 15%

Country Report: 20%

Midterm exam. 15%

Final exam. 20%

Details will be announced in the FIRST class. Pease make sure to attend the FIRST class.