Analyze the Context: “After the end of the Cold War, the world faced a new geopolitical reality: the collapse of the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact, NATO’s expansion, the War on Terror, the emergence of the BRICS, the rise of China and Russia as geopolitically heavy weight competitors against the hegemony of the USA.”
In addition, there were other significant geopolitical developments. The list is extensive and long and does not encompass only these elements:
A renewed Cold war, the “China Factor”, WMD’s, the new face of International terrorism, the latest phase of globalization, collapsing states/federations, humanitarian intervention (R2P), today’s identity binary politics, multiculturalism versus bourgeoning, nationalism (EU & USA), strategic resource (energy) competition – just to name a few.
While answering: “The Geopolitical Landscape: After the Cold War era- A New World Order?” You must:
– refer to the readings from the course pack (READINGS WILL be referenced below).
of course, other texts and references are permitted.
-refer to Geopolitics and Identity (referenced below)
While deconstructing the present geopolitical discourses when analyzing current contexts, it would be helpful to reflect upon the continuity/evolution/departure from traditional geopolitical thought. A pertinent question would be: Is today’s geopolitical discourse:
a) a continuation of the classical geopolitical tradition
b) reminiscent of cold war geopolitics
c) an original discourse with new geopolitical argumentation
Quality of Essay will be based on:
A clear thesis, organization, comprehension, style, content and clarity.
Readings:
Geopolitics and Identity MS Teams meeting
Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations? in Homo Politico Pearson, 2011,
p.108-136
Edward W. Said, The Clash of Ignorance in International Organizations: Quo
Vadis? Pearson, 2010, p.345
Benjamin Barber, Jihad and McWorld in the New World Disorder, in The Atlantic,
March 1992 https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1992/03/jihad-vs-
mcworld/303882/
Anatol Lieven, An Exceptional Nationalism in America Right or Wrong, Harper
&Collins, 2004, p. 19-47
Robert S. Leiken, Europe’s Angry Muslims, in International Organizations: Pearson,
2010, p. 301
Michael Ignatieff, Narcissism of Minor Differences Warriors Honor, Ethnic War and the
Modern Conscience, Penguin Canada, 2006, pp.27-66
Tariq Modood, Muslims and European Multiculturalism, in Religion in the New Europe,
Central European University Press, 2006, p.97-110
https://books.openedition.org/ceup/1281?lang=en
Douglas Murray, Introduction in The Strange Death of Europe, Immigration, Identity
Islam, Bloomsbury, 2017, p.11-36
Richard Bulliet, The Edge of the Future, in The Case for the Islamo-Christian
Civilization, Columbia University Press 2004, p. 135-161
