Course Contents

1. Democratization (a) Case Study of South Asia (India and Pakistan) (b) Arab Spring (Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Syria) 2. Nuclear proliferation & weapons of mass destruction (a) Case Study of Iran (b) North Korea 3. Strategic importance of Central Asian states 4. Clash of civilizations (a) Main Building blocks of thesis (b) Is it clash of civilization or clash of interest: An analysis 5. UN peacekeeping operations and humanitarian intervention: Conceptual Perspectives (a) Bosnia (1992) (b) Somalia (1993) 6. Ethnicity (a) Case Study of Rwanda 1994 (b) Conflict in Sudan (Darfur) 7. International security: Challenges and Threats 8. Religious Extremism (a)Case study: Religious Extremism in India (b)Case study: Pakistan (c) Central African Republic

Course Synopsis

This course intends to develop an understanding about key issues of global politics in post-cold war era. Both interstate and intra state conflicts, traditional and non-traditional security challenges and peace efforts of international community remained significant in this period. Therefore, it is significant to develop an analysis of new trends in international relations.

Course Learning Outcomes

After the completion of this course, students would ab able to analyze key trends and issues in global politics. In addition to it, it would facilitate the students to comprehend the response of states in crisis and peace time. Furthermore, this course would also help the students in understanding the dimensions of intra state conflicts and their global impact and response.