1) What are the issues surrounding the concept of sovereignty as the fundamental organizing principle of contemporary world affairs? Include the following:
a. A brief discussion of the various ways in which sovereignty is conceptualized, including an explanation for your decision to apply one specific conceptualization, or definition;
b. The identification of issues that confront sovereignty in contemporary world affairs and a rationale or explanation for their choice;
c. The implications of these issues for the likelihood that sovereignty will remain the fundamental organizing principle of contemporary world affairs.
2) Employing Balance of Power Theory, what is the contemporary balance of power for any pair or group of states in the international system? Include the following:
a. A brief discussion of Balance of Power Theory as it pertains to your analysis;
b. A rationale or explanation for your decision to select a pair or group of states;
c. An evaluation of the contemporary balance of power between the pair or among the group.
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3) What are the dominant issues facing the contemporary international economic system? Include the following:
a. A brief discussion of the nature of the contemporary international economic systems;
b. The identification of the dominant issues confronting the system and a rationale or explanation for selecting them;
c. An evaluation of their implications.
