International Relations Paper I Past Paper 2019

Old foundations and new weapons share the International Relations Paper I past paper 2019. Q.2 goes back to the Treaty of Westphalia and the birth of the modern nation state system. Q.3 sets out idealism, its core claims and its agenda for peace. Q.4 rethinks security after the Cold War, with its changing dimensions, strengths and weaknesses. Q.5 treats hybrid war and social media as tools of psychological warfare and asks how states can guard national security. Q.6 weighs dependence against interdependence for poor countries. Q.7 tracks the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, its main features and its present status. Q.8 lands at home: Pakistan’s IMF bailout, its external debt and its domestic liabilities. 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 — Discuss the significant features of “Treaty of Westphalia” and the development of modern nation state system. (20)

Q.3 — Discuss the concept of “Idealism”. Explain its core perceptions and define its agenda of peace for the stability of world. (20)

Q.4 — Discuss the concept of Security. in the post-Cold War era. Explain its changing dimensions and define its Strength and weaknesses tor the nation states. (20)

Q.5 — Discuss the concept of “Hybird and Social Media” as a means of modem psychology warfare. Explain its characteristics and suggest measures to promote national security. (20)

Q.6 — Critically discuss the idea of “Dependence and Interdependence”. Explain its advantages and disadvantages for the poor countries. (20)

Q.7 — Discuss the development of “Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty” NPT). define its main features and explain its status in present world. (20)

Q.8 — Pakistan is going to International Monetary Fund (IMF) for its bailout package to resolve its financial problems through prudent management. Discuss Pakistan’s external debt problems and domestic liabilities to stabilize country’s economic uncertainty. (20)

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