Week 10

Key IR Areas I

Session 19: International Security

Required readings:

  • Jervis, Robert. “Theories of War in an Era of Leading-Power Peace.” American Political Science Review 96, no. 1 (2002): 1-14.

Recommended readings:

  • Walt, Stephen. “Alliance Formation and the Balance of World Power,” International Security 9, no. 4 (1985): 3-43.
  • Kupchan, Charles A. and Clifford A. Kupchan, “Concerts, Collective Security, and the Future of Europe.” International Security 16, no.1 (1991): 114-161.
  • Lyall, Jason, and Isaiah Wilson. “Rage against the Machines: Explaining Outcomes in Counterinsurgency Wars.” International Organization 63, no. 1 (2009): 67–106.
Victor Dubreuil, Safe Money, 1898 or later. Oil on canvas, 76.84 × 63.5 cm. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Public domain.

Session 20: International Political Economy

Required readings:

  • Walzenbach, Günter. “International Political Economy”. Online Article. E-International Relations. 2022. This article includes a list of useful videos that explain the basics of IPE. I highly recommend watching some of them.

Recommended readings:

  • Farrell, Henry, and Abraham L. Newman. “Weaponized interdependence: How global economic networks shape state coercion.” International Security. 44, no.1 (2019): 42-79.
  • Seabrooke, Leonard, and Duncan Wigan. “The governance of global wealth chains.” Review of International Political Economy. 24, no.1 (2017): 1-29.
  • Copelovitch, Mark, Jeffry Frieden, and Stefanie Walter. “The political economy of the euro crisis.” Comparative Political Studies 49, no.7 (2016): 811-840.