This is a take-home exam. It is designed in two parts. You are asked to answer all questions from the first section AND the single question in section two. This implies that you need to answer questions overall.

This is an exam designed to synthesize the knowledge you have gained in this course.Be sure to answer the entire question.A fivesentence answer will not be sufficient.Be sure to analyze the question from all angles.This is your opportunity to show me that not only do you understand the concepts in this course, but you can apply them.In writing your answers you will be expected to apply the vocabulary we have used thus far in the course and to show clear and direct connections between the ideas you present and the course lectures including readings.

I value parsimony and conciseness but do not want truncated answers.Answers will be graded on their ability to apply the material from the course lectures and readings to the questions in a way that demonstrates that you both know the information and can think critically about its application to the world. Emphasis will be placed on your ability to connect the key ideas of the course to actual historical events and to combine the two in a clear and concise argument.

SECTION ONE

Answer all of the following questions

1. (a) What have been the driving forces behind processes of regional cooperation?

(b) Choose a regional organization and outline why was it considered necessary to establish it and what purpose it would serve.

(c) Briefly outline an objective of this regional organization that has been unable or difficult to achieve.

1. What is the assumption of anarchy?How does the assumption of anarchy affect the prospect of cooperation?Compare and contrast how the Realists and Liberalists view anarchy and its effects/consequences.
2. Briefly outline the main reasons that states choose to act through international organizations. Explain how these motives vary depending on the issue areas that organizations may address. [Note: A chapter from our textbook could serve as a source for your answer]
3. Choose one type of nonstate actor (MNC, NGO, etc.) and compare and contrast the power of that type of organization with that of nationstates in the contemporary world. [Note: A chapter from our textbook could serve as a source for your answer]

SECTION TWO

Answer the following question

Has the UN been able to respond effectively to the problems the world faces?