Academic Calendar - 2026

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2026
Western Main Campus

International Relations 2704F/G

CURRENT AFFAIRS IN WORLD POLITICS


This interdisciplinary course supplements the history, theory, and practice of global politics since 1945 with an emphasis on race, settler colonialism, and development. Topics range from the international system's evolution emphasizing the Cold War and decolonization, to contemporary global problems such as environment degradation, migration, terrorism, and global social crises. Anti-requisite(s): Political Science 3510F/G, the former International Relations 2701E, the former International Relations 2702E.

Prerequisite(s): Registration in the Honours Specialization in International Relations module.

Extra Information: Two lecture hours and one tutorial hour per week.

Course Weight: 0.50
Breadth: CATEGORY A i  
Subject Code: INTREL

This Course is Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages:

Western Main Campus  Political Science 3200E - UNDERSTANDING SEPTEMBER 11TH
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3201F/G - ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3203F/G - INTERNATIONAL CRISES
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3205F/G - AFRICA IN WORLD POLITICS
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3206F/G - POLITICAL RISK ASSESSMENT
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3208F/G - GLOBAL CLIMATE-CHANGE POLITICS
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3209F/G - FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3210F/G - CANADA-U.S. RELATIONS
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3314E - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3317F/G - INTEREST GROUPS AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3321F/G - POLITICS OF INDIA
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3322F/G - LATIN AMERICA IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3326E - CANADIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3329F/G - THE POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3340F/G - THE RISE AND FALL OF COMMUNISM IN THE USSR AND EASTERN EUROPE
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3343F/G - EUROPEAN UNION: THE POLITICS OF INTEGRATION
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3344F/G - WESTERN EUROPEAN POLITICS: STATES, NATIONS AND REGIMES
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3365F/G - CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3367F/G - POLITICAL ECONOMY: NORTH AMERICA
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3411F/G - SPECIAL TOPICS IN IR/COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3412F/G - SPECIAL TOPICS IN IR/COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3510F/G - DECOLONIZING POLITICS
Western Main Campus  Political Science 3566F/G - INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
Western Main Campus  Political Science 4201F/G - THE UN AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
Western Main Campus  Political Science 4213F/G - COMPARATIVE GLOBAL CORRUPTION
Western Main Campus  Political Science 4214F/G - AMERICAN ELECTIONS AND PRIMARIES
Western Main Campus  Political Science 4215F/G - GLOBAL WELFARE STATES
Western Main Campus  Political Science 4401F/G - AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
Western Main Campus  Political Science 4402F/G - DIPLOMACY AND INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS
Western Main Campus  Political Science 4404F/G - GLOBALIZATION AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY
Western Main Campus  Political Science 4406F/G - THE EUROPEAN WELFARE STATE
Western Main Campus  Political Science 4408F/G - GLOBAL SECURITY
Western Main Campus  Political Science 4409F/G - THE UNITED STATES AND THE MIDDLE EAST
Western Main Campus  Political Science 4411F/G - THREATS TO GLOBAL DEMOCRACY