1. Analyze the interconnection of all the actors in the international system and the effects that events taking place in one country have on other countries.
2. Describe some of the ways in which world politics affects individuals.
3. Describe how the world is interconnected economically.
4. Explain how global problems and challenges, such as population increases, pollution, and resource depletion, affect individuals and their living space.
5. Describe how world politics shapes the distribution of economic resources within a state. In particular, analyze the relationship between defense spending and other types of spending and how this affects the economy.
6. Discuss the role of political cooperation as a response to environmental degradation.
7. Identify the ways in which individuals can make a difference in world politics.
8. Summarize realist beliefs and assess their impact on the world political system.
9. List the tenets and goals of general liberalism as a present and future force in world politics.