Analysis of Internatioal News

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

The course consists of an analysis of the international system, in terms of its evolution as well as the current reality. For this analysis, concepts of International Relations theory are introduced, in order to determine the conditions of peace and international conflict, based fundamentally on the conjunctural processes and the main actors of the system. To achieve the objective of the course, students must be informed of international news, for which up-to-date bibliography is included, research on issues that are on the international agenda, and a mastery of relevant issues is required. This class looks at international current events and relationships through an analytical lense, as correspondents or those who prepare reports on international news do. To achieve this we explore international relations theory, democratic politics, global security, world economy and geography. We then apply these topics to different on going cases in the world