introduction to international relations

notes on the Liberal international order and how it came about

reading focuses on LIO understood as the expression of justice second order questions: “what is the proper framing within which to consider questions of justice?” how does liberalsim misunderstand intl order? LIO defenders have misunderstood the relational structure of the intl and the nature of organisations and connections → obstructs actual justice and creates inadequate account of order

the main point(s): - throughout history, great powers rose up following Tilly’s hypothesis that dozens of small states fight each other → absorb each otehr, develop advanced ifnrastructure to go to war → great power - the reason why there has been no great powers in the middle east is not (solely) because of internal factors (like how scholars used to talk about Europe), but rather because of the international rules and norms + external intervention to uphold them, which serve the interest...

The complex interdisciplinary area of international relations examines interactions between governments, non-state entities, and other international organisations in a variety of political, economic, and social dimensions. One of the most important and influential events that influence international relations in this setting is war. Throughout history, wars have led to the rise and fall of empires, the creation of new states, and the redrawing of international boundaries, and they continue to pl...

notes on structural realism

history of sovereignty and sovereign equality