Course Calendar

November 1 – November 30
Introduction to World Politics
8:30 – 9:20 MWF in CLB 203
Calendar last updated on December 7
November 2 (Wednesday)
* Discussion Topic: The Middle East and North Africa: Sand and Oil
* Quiz: Map Quiz 6: South Asia
November 4 (Friday)
* Note: No class for us
* Assignment due today: Foreign Event Analysis
November 7 (Monday)
* Discussion Topic: Critiques of Globalization
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 13
November 9 (Wednesday)
* Discussion Topic: Conflict without the Cold War
November 11 (Friday)
* Discussion Topic: Global Environment
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 14
* Assignment due today: Foreign Event Analysis
November 14 (Monday)
* Discussion Topic: Debrief Evaluations
* Major assignment due today:
Course Essay Evaluation
November 16 (Wednesday)
* Discussion Topic: Nonstate Actors
* Discussion Topic: Non-Governmental Organizations
* Discussion Topic: Terrorist Groups
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 15
* Quiz: Map Quiz 7: Southeast Asia
November 18 (Friday)
* Discussion Topic: Global Governance
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 16
* Assignment due today: Foreign Event Analysis
November 21 (Monday)
* Tunawars discussion: The End is Near
November 23 (Wednesday)
* Note: Thanksgiving
November 25 (Friday)
* Note: Thanksgiving
November 28 (Monday)
* Discussion Topic: The UN, ICJ, and ICC
* Read for today: UN Charter
* Read for today: Rome Statute
November 30 (Wednesday)
* Discussion Topic: The UN, ICJ, and ICC
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April 18, 2025
Major Assignments:
i*Political Leanings
i*Desu Nōto
i*Course Essay
i*Course Essay Evaluation
i*Tunawars Journal
i*Tunawars Debriefing Paper
Quizzes and Exams:
*Map Quiz 1: South America
*Map Quiz 2: Western Europe
*Map Quiz 3: Eastern Europe
*First Examination
*Map Quiz 4: Sub-Saharan Africa
*Map Quiz 5: MENA
*Map Quiz 6: South Asia
*Map Quiz 7: Southeast Asia
*Map Quiz 8: The World
*Final Exam (8:00am)
The final exam for this course will be held on Friday, December 16, from 8:00 until 9:50am.