This course is designed to be highly flexible to allow examination and discussion of important issues in international relations that may not be covered by other courses in international relations. Discussion topics will be selected by the instructor with emphasis on current events. Students are encouraged to apply learned concepts, theories and analytic approaches to critically understand and explain international events and phenomena in the real world. This course also provides an opportunity for students to independently investigate and explore international issues that intellectually interest them.

CILO-1: Identify and describe key points in new frontiers of international relations theories. CILO-2: Summarize and discuss the linkage between new or alternative IR theories and real cases and topics of international relations research. CILO-3: Analyze critically major issues and events of global governance, informed by relevant new or alternative international relations concepts and theories. CILO-4: Communicate effectively the outcomes and achievements of using new or alternative theories and concepts in international relations research.