Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
Relations
Dr. Sithara Fernando
Department of Strategic Studies
Faculty of Defence and Strategic Studies
Kotelawala Defence University
Introduction
The discipline of International Relations (IR) has its
origins in the early 20th Century.
The magnitude of the First World War (1914-18)
prompted intellectuals at the time to think about the
nature of war.
A preoccupation with the nature and causes of war
was one of the founding concerns of the discipline of
IR.
It was believed that a greater understanding of the
nature and causes of war could be promoted through
education.
2
Diplomatic Negotiation
13
14
Cross-Border Transactions
Cross-Border Transactions is a dimension of
international relations that draws attention to
routine processes.
These include cross-border flows of the following:
1. People (students, businessmen and tourists)
2. Goods (Imports and Exports)
3. Money (Currency transfers and financial
transactions)
4. Information (Mail, Email)
5. Ideas (Academic exchanges)
16
International Travel
17
International Trade
18
19
An Oil Spill
20
21
Human Smuggling
22
Globalization
Globalization refers to the acceleration and
intensification of mechanisms, processes and
activities that are supposedly promoting global
interdependence.
It involves a growing consciousness of the world
as a single place.
This consciousness is reflected in widely used
phrases such as the global village and the
global economy.
24
27
29
30
31
Global Brands
32
Anti-Globalization Protest
33
Conclusion
Compared with other disciplines in the Arts such
as Philosophy and History, International Relations
(IR) is a relatively young discipline.
In the 100 years or so that IR has existed as an
academic discipline it has done much to improve
our understanding of international relations.
The subject matter of international relations can
be explored along the dimensions of diplomatic
and strategic relations among states, crossborder transactions and globalization.
34
DISCUSSION
37
38
DISCUSSION
39