1. What does International Relations primarily examine?
2. What creates the international state system?
3. Which issue falls within the scope of international relations beyond a narrow focus on interstate conflict?
What does International Relations study?
Interactions among states and other actors and their consequences for domestic populations.
What creates the international state system?
Interactions among all states in the world.
Who are the actors involved in international relations?
States, multinational corporations, nongovernmental organizations, and multilateral institutions.
What issues does international relations study?
International relations studies issues like peace, war, imperialism, nationalism, and more.
Which issues in IR involve economic disparities?
Unequal wealth and poverty are economic issues studied in international relations.
What distinguishes moral from theoretical disagreements in IR?
Moral disagreements concern policies and cannot be resolved by facts, unlike theoretical ones.
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