Educational methods are never static. MOOCs do at least make those of us active in education reflect on what we do, how we do it, and why we do it. And that is not bad.
Part of the job of an IR professor is to challenge the student to see that what happens in a distant land can have real implications for local politics too.
Nepalese people willingly wait to see whether Modi’s doctrine will pursue a merely cosmetic or real change, or a determined fast-track change, in the future.
Where the challenge lies for the Golden Billion is in the form and method of decision-taking and new model of cooperation founded on mutual respect and support.
Every state’s foreign policy should be designed to maximize security and pursue national interests. But Canada’s current approach may not lead to the desired outcomes.
The U.S. Army is using virtual violent video games to recruit and train soldiers for real war. This should trouble scholars across disciplines.
Balancing the expectations raised by peacekeeping and the legal remedies should make future tort claims as a response to failed peacekeeping missions less plausible.
As it begins new military efforts to improve stability in the Middle East, the US must expand efforts to encourage cooperation among the region’s most influential actors.
A focus on improving course quality is laudable but we first need to determine what makes a good course and ask the right questions to be able to measure and assess it.
Unless Australia understands the new Asia-Pacific environment and ceases elevating the US and other regional Euro-centric allies, frictions with China will continue.
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