UNDERSTANDING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS – YEAR 2022/2023

UNDERSTANDING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS – INTERMEDIATE EXAM

FORM OF EXAM: Written examination on Blackboard. Individual assessment.

DURATION: 60 minutes

DATE: 16 & 17 NOV 2022

*QUESTIONS

1.Which major 20th century events led to the creation of global Inter-Governmental Institutions?
Name two or three major IGOs and explain their role.
The world war two and the cold war make the occident scared of ne war so they decide to create
some international organization like the NATO who is a military organization who have for chef the
united states and a lot of European country , the create the UNO for protected people around the
world like in Africa where the UNO help against sanitary problem the UNO try to make a peace
world .

2.What are the main International Relations (IR) theories? For each theory, give the name of one
famous thinker who inspired it?
Marxism :this theory want to take off all difference for everybody was equal in everything and critic
capitalism it was inspired by Karl Marx .
Realism: this theory search profit and make the country maybe violent because they always want
more power but the realism stay the most use by the country in the world . the realism was
inspired per Hobbes and different other thinkers
Liberalism : for liberalism the most important is the non ethatique person who must have to vote
for the state decision this theory was inspired per john lock .

3.What is realism in international relations? And what are the so-called three “S” of realism?
The realism in international relation search the profit for the country and the protection for the
realism the protection of the country and his health is the most important and if another country
don’t respect the country a war is an obligation . the critics of the realism talk about the violence
and the law of the stronger and doesn’t care about people and what they want . but the realism
stay the most use by the country around the world .
The three S are : Statism
Survival ; Self help
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4.What is liberalism in international relations? When did it emerge and where is it most common?
The liberalism is not based on the country or chef is based one person and for the liberalism of
every decision take by the states they need to be voted a approved per the majority they prefer
equality of chance for everybody to and the government cannot interfered in individual interest so
the liberalism put the individual person in the top of all the decision ; in conflict the liberalism
country don’t want to fight because the international treaties are the most important for their , if
the war is an obligation they prefer economics sanction .
The liberalism country are the most of the time occidental like Europe and USA , it emerged after
the world war II and used for have peace in the world .

5.What are the different types of risks in International Business (IB)? For each risk, illustrate with a
short example.
The international buisnaess have a lot of risk because the exchange of information and a lot of
things can make the exchange dangerous for the businesses man for the country health to . on of
the risk is the sanitary risk because a lot of country are not safe at this point and the sickness can be
transmitted like the coronavirus who was transmitted in France by people who work in China .
The cross culture risk like if a French seller want ton tell to a Japanese buyer they can have a lot of
problem with the respect has to talk to people and a lot of things so the cross culture can be an
advantage but create a lot of risk for the people if they doesn’t learn the culture of the country
Security risk like the Russian do during the cold war because the people can come to work in USA
but they are spie for Russia .
*EVALUATION GRID

This written exam will be marked on 20 points. It will count for your course participation mark (10% of your
total mark).

Criteria Points
Course knowledge 15
Clear, concise and precise answers 3
Quality of written English (expression, grammar, spelling) 2

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