International Relations Paper I Past Paper 2020
Repeat questions tell their own story in the International Relations Paper I past paper 2020. Three of its questions repeat the 2018 paper almost word for word. Q.3 again tests pre-emptive self-defence and the legality of the US attack on Iraq. Q.5 again asks for the determinants of Pakistan’s strategic culture. Q.6 again links economic liberalism with neo-imperialism. The new questions still carry weight. Q.2 sets neo-realism against constructivism on state behaviour. Q.4 explains international political economy and its link to dependency in developing states. Q.7 judges the US Indo-Pacific policy and its aim at China. Q.8 maps the geo-strategic weight of the Indian Ocean and Pakistan’s maritime security. This file holds the Part-II sheet only.
What this paper contains
- This file carries Part-II (the descriptive part) of the paper.
- Part-II — attempt four questions from Q.2–Q.8; each question carries 20 marks (Part-I holds the 20 MCQs, per the printed header)
Part-II questions
Q.2 — How the Neo-Realist and Constructivist approaches differ over the study of state behavior in the contemporary international politics? (20)
Q.3 — Describe the concept of Pre-Emptive Self-Defense in the context of International Law and critically evaluate the legitimacy of US use of force against Iraq. (20)
Q.4 — What do you understand by International Political Economy? How it promotes economic dependency in the developing states? (20)
Q.5 — Define the concept of Strategic Culture and highlight the major determinants of Pakistan’s Strategic Culture. (20)
Q.6 — Explain the concept of Economic Liberalism and relate its core interests with the concept of Neo-imperialism. (20)
Q.7 — Critically evaluate the US Indo-Pacific policy. Do you believe the current US strategies are aimed at containing growing economic super power China? (20)
Q.8 — Describe the geo-strategic importance of Indian Ocean and highlight its impacts on Pakistan’s Maritime security. (20)
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