This assignment has multiple questions where each question will be graded on two parts – define terms and provide sufficient detail to answer the questions posed effectively. Remember that your overall grade on these assignments combined will be the average of the 15 assignments, and that average is worth 40% of your final grade in the course.
Question 1. Click the following link to watch this video clip and then answer the following questions:
CBS News, “Mumbai Attacks,” Jul. 13, 2011,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijCTFWrG-xE
Classify the 2011 Mumbai attacks depicted in the video, according to the analytical categories described in chapter 6.
Question 2. Select one theoretical approach and use it to briefly explain the causes of this conflict.
Question 3. Click the following link to watch this video clip and then answer the following questions:
CNN, “War of Words over Islands in South China Sea,” Jan 13, 2017,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbx4u86zmMg
Is war with China in the South China Sea inevitable (or even extremely likely)? Justify your answer using one or more theoretical perspectives.
Question 4. How would realists suggest war can be prevented in the South China Sea? What about constructivist?
Question 5. Name and explain two instruments of international law that may be invoked to counteract Chinese policies in the region, for example, Jus in Bello. Explain how these instruments would/could be effective.