Political science

Students are required to write a research paper on a topic of your own choice related to world politics.
Below is a list of possible general topic areas. This list is not exhaustive.
You are welcome to choose your own topic and confirm with your TA or the prof that your topic is acceptable.

Students are encouraged to read ahead in the text for topic ideas.

Afghanistan
African Union
Arctic
Arms control
ASEAN
Biological weapons
Brazil
Chemical weapons
China military
Civil war
Climate change
Counterinsurgency
Cyberwar
Democratic peace theory
Economic interdependence
Energy security
Environmental conflict
Ethnic conflict
European Union
Failed states
Genocide
Homegrown extremism
Humanitarian intervention
Human security
India
International criminal court
International terrorism
Insurgency
Iran
ISIS
Japan
Law of the Sea
Libya Migrants
Missile defence
Multinational corporations
NATO
North Korea
Nuclear non-proliferation treaty
Nuclear weapons
Oil
Pandemic disease
Peace support operations
Piracy
Pre-emptive war
Proliferation
Refugees
Resource wars
Responsibility to protect
Russia
Sanctions
Scarcity conflicts
South China Sea
Space
Spratly Islands
Syria
Terrorism
United Nations
US power in transition
Water scarcity
Weapons of mass destruction

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