Steven D. Roper
PLS 2253: Introduction to International
Relations (online)
Spring 2011
Course Information:
Syllabus
Software Requirements
Introduction: Definition
of Terms
International Relations
Theories
Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
Examination 1 (13 February)
International Organizations
and Public International Law
International Trade and
Monetary Systems and Policies
Examination 2 (27 March)
Theories of Integration
and the European Union
International Development
Examination 3 (1 May)
International Relations (Links):
BBC
World
News
PBS
Funny
story
Situation in Burma
Biography of Robert
Schuman
Bretton
Woods
Casus
foederis in regards to NATO
Countrywatch
lists various nation-states
Cuban
Missile Crisis
Geneva
Conventions
Greenbook
on foreign assistance
Idealism was embodied in the League
of Nations (here is a map of the League
membership and a timeline)
Keohane's
neoliberalism
Marshall
Plan was revolutionary in its vision
Montevideo
Convention
NTBs
NonAligned
Movement
Persona
non grata
Photo
of Chamberlain and Hitler
and paper proclaiming "peace in ouir times"
Ranking
of country GDP
Realism
Role that large
armies play in a post Cold War environment
Sovereignty is a basic concept in international
relations
Statement
from Human Rights Watch questioning the U.S. commitment to the Geneva
Conventions
Switzerland's
decision to become full member of UN
Treaty
of Westphalia
Women
World Leaders
Uncommon
Knowledge discusses the role of the UN
US
Declaration of Independence
International Organizations:
Amnesty
International is one of the world's leading human rights NGOs
Asia
Development
Bank provides loans to Asian countries
Council
of
Europe offers information about the Parliamentary Assembly
European
Bank
for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) helps finance economic
transitions
European
Parliament offers official documents and information in many
languages
Europa
is the official site of the European Union
EU's section devoted to the euro
Discussion of the SEA
Expansion of the
EU May 2004
G8
Information
Centre houses documents and publications about the annual G8 summit
and participating countries
GATT
trade rounds
Greenpeace
is an important NGO
Inter-American
Development Bank is a regional bank of the Americas
International
Campaign to Ban Landmines
International
Court of Justice
The newly formed International
Criminal Court begins in July 2002
Coalition
for the International Criminal Court
Video
of the inauguration of the ICC
Audio
of discussion of the ICC
ICTY
ICTR
Information
on
trial
process for ICTY and ICTR
International
Monetary Fund (IMF) features general information and publications
Videos chronicling the history
of the IMF
Organization
of American States is a regional IGO
Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) includes
statistics,
reports and information on macroeconomic issues
Organization
of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
The Organization
on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) deals with security
and
democratization issues in Europe
NATO
Transparency
International campaigns against corruption in international
business
transactions and produces a country-by-country corruption perception
index
United
Nations
offers background, documents, news and more
Click here for the UN
Declaration of Human Rights
UNDP
combats
international poverty
United
States Trade Representative's Office negotiates trade agreements on
behalf of the president
Click here for USAID
U.S.
State
Department provides transcripts, press briefings, human rights
documents
and more
U.S.
Embassy in Britain
U.S.
Embassy
in Moldova
World
Bank features general background and information by region and
country
Video on World
Bank efforts to reduce poverty
World
Trade
Organization (WTO) covers a variety of trade-related issues
WTO has a video about the changes
from the GATT to WTO
