1. The issue of Global Climate change is a central threat to a series of countries around the world we referred to as “environmentally vulnerable”. What countries are these? Where are they located? What do these countries have in common, in terms of climate, demographics, and wealth? What does Green Theory have to say about how such an issue should be handled, and what would a “Green Realist” argue we should do? 2. One of the most intractable geopolitical issues in the world today is the problem of the Kashmir region. Discuss Kashmir’s location, geography, and population. Explain, in your own words, what the territorial issue of Kashmir is, and who the major countries involved are. What would the Liberal solution be to keeping the peace in the region? How would it differ from a Neoconservative one? 3. Borders are a natural consequence of human geography – indicating the places where one government ends and another begins. As we have seen, however, borders are often far from perfect – either overly complex or overly simplistic. Explain, in your own words, some various kinds of border peculiarities: what they are and how they contribute to global instability and inequality. What would a Progressive have to say about this issue, and how would that interpretation differ from that of a Marxist?
