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Synthesis: Global Security Policy and The Great Convergence

Synthesis: Global Security Policy and The Great Convergence. Exam on Wednesday!. The Great Convergence: Asia, The West, and the Logic of One World . By: Kishore Mahbubani. Global Contradictions. Chapter 4: 7 Global Contradictions

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Synthesis: Global Security Policy and The Great Convergence

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  1. Synthesis: Global Security Policy and The Great Convergence Exam on Wednesday!

  2. The Great Convergence: Asia, The West, and the Logic of One World By: KishoreMahbubani

  3. Global Contradictions • Chapter 4: 7 Global Contradictions • Which do you think is the most troubling? Why? Do you think he undersells these contradictions? • Are there problems/contradictions Mahbubani ignores? • Do you think these contradictions are “new”?

  4. Why nations should pursue “soft” power? • ShashiTharoor • Indian Minister of State for HR Development, MP from Kerela • UN diplomat • http://www.ted.com/playlists/73/the_global_power_shift.html • How is “soft power” different from “hard power”? • How is his argument similar to/different from The Great Convergence?

  5. Second ½ • Groups • Chapter 5: Will Geopolitics Derail Convergence? • Chapter 6: A Barrier to Convergence • Chapter 7: Converging on Global Governance • Conclusion: Because Everything That Rises Must Converge • What is the primary argument in this chapter? • Pick at least two quotes that illustrate the author’s main point • What are the holes in this chapter?

  6. Global Security Policy? • Do you think these authors detail a version of “global security policy”? • Is there an alternative for “global security policy” that these authors do not consider?

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