One of the problems that IR faces is that its students cannot do it in the way that engineers, for example, can design and build in workshops.
Students should be encouraged to read outside their comfort zone to work out their reading muscles, or even to just turn off their TV, radios, and electronic devices.
Scholars often talk too much in the classroom. They should re-evaluate how they can reduce teacher talk time by encouraging students to take more of a lead.
Complexity and chaos theory have been associated with modeling and literary fancy, but the suggestions explored here are based on the ethos of rugged practitioners.
Central to learning is the question of whether it is better to know something deeply or to know a little bit about something in order to get by when the occasion arises.
The tradition of taking leaders, their strategies, and their entrepreneurial activities seriously will continue, regardless of how the discipline of IR regards the topic.
Japan has been following a deliberate course in the reform of its defense policy. This has emphasized gradual change over revolutionary breaks. More changes are to come.
In an IR classroom, is there anything beyond empathy and courtesy from an educator that can help students who are struggling?
Michele Acuto successfully employs unorthodox theories to argue that cities must be seen as vital agents in domestic and international diplomatic and governance processes.
Acquiring professional skills may provide just the right amount of leverage to allow professionals to eat well, network well, and build resources for great contributions to their field.
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