Introduction to International Relations - Emerging International Issues HD

Lecture 10: International Relations in the Post-Cold War World: Global Integration or Global Inequality? Introduction: Emerging International Issues after 1992 This lecture introduces IR studies in the Post-Cold War world, beginning in the early 1990s. It notes the end of the Cold War roughly coincides with the Age of Globalization, which provides new challenges to states, new powers to transnational actors, new threats to global security, and new approaches to sovereignty and territorial integrity. Subsequent videos in this lecture series examines each of these issues in greater specifics. Dr. Michael Rossi Department of Political Science Rutgers University November 9, 2015 Chapter Markers: 00:00 - The "Post-Cold War" Period 01:52 - The International Setting in 1992 04:30 - The Age of Globalization 06:20 - New Challenges to Democratizing States 08:24 - Changing Context of International Security 11:53 - Global Capitalism Triumphant 14:04 - Environmentalism and the Scramble of Natural Resources 17:11 - New Issues of Sovereignty