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POL 255 Week 1 Assignment Theory, Arms Races, and
the Prisoners Dilemma For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Theory, Arms Races,
and the Prisoners Dilemma. Due by Day
7.  Purpose The primary goal of this weekly
summative assignment is to explore some of the
most important concepts and paradigms used in the
study of international relations (IR). In this
first week of class, you will utilize major IR
theories along with the Prisoners Dilemma
paradigm to analyze one of the most long-standing
and perplexing international issues, an arms
race. 
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POL 255 Week 1 Discussion IR Theories Strengths
and Weaknesses For more classes
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Strengths and Weaknesses. 1st Post Due by Day
3.  Prepare Read the Introduction and Chapter 1
of the course text.  Reflect Perspectives have
been described as a statement or a hypothesis
that explains the primary cause of what is
happeningfor example a struggle for power causes
conflict and sometimes war (Nau, 2017, p. 4).
Our ability to describe, explain, and predict
international relations (IR) are valuable skills
that enable political scientists to influence and
affect international politics and global leaders.
One of the
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POL 255 Week 1 QUIZ For more classes
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POL 255 Week 2 A Levels of A and the Crisis in
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in Syria
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POL 255 Week 2 Discussion Communicating National
Interests For more classes visit www.snaptutoria
l.com   Prepare Read Chapters 2, 3, and 4 of the
course text.  Reflect Effective and timely
communications among international actors is
essential for a peaceful and predictable
international environment. History is replete
with examples of both effective, timely
communications and ineffective, poorly timed
communications between international actors.
Effective, timely communications enables actors
to share interests,
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POL 255 Week 2 QUIZ For more classes
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POL 255 Week 3 Assignment Moral and Ethical
Dilemmas from Americas Use of Drones For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Moral and
Ethical Dilemmas from Americas Use of Drones.
Due by Day 7. Purpose The primary goal of our
third summative assignment is to explore the
moral and ethical conduct of foreign policy.
Specifically, you will use the moral/ethical
concepts of relativism, universalism, and
pragmatism to analyze the use of unmanned drones
by the U.S. to achieve national security
objectives.
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POL 255 Week 3 Discussion The Contemporary
International System For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   The Contemporary
International System. 1st Post Due by Day
3.  Prepare Read Chapters 5, 6, and 7 of the
course text.  Reflect Realist, liberal, and
identity perspectives provide excellent insights
into todays contemporary world. The realist
perspective generally emphasizes the importance
of power in international politics. In general,
power is the capacity to influence others to do
things that they would otherwise not be likely to
do. Power is derived from many sources, but
realists often emphasize in particular military
power and
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POL 255 Week 3 DQ For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   In your initial post
of at least 200 words, use one of the major IR
perspectives (realist, liberal, or identity)
discussed for support to explain which is the
greater threat in todays world ethnic conflicts
or terrorism? Why?
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POL 255 Week 4 Assignment Easter Island Full of
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com   POL 255 Week 4 Assignment Easter Island
Full of Mystery
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POL 255 Week 4 DQ For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   In your initial post
of at least 200 words, address the primary
differences between how mainstream perspectives
(realist, liberal, and identity) and the critical
theory perspectives explain globalization?
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POL 255 Week 5 DQ For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Which international
relations theoretical perspective offers the
strongest (and weakest) explanations for the
democratic peace? Why? Will the democratic peace
be a long-lasting phenomenon? Why or why not? In
response to the democratic peace, should U.S.
foreign policy encourage the spread of democracy?
If so, how? 
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