CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
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Main events, actors and processes in the contemporary international system. The post-Cold War order: the debate between the end of history and the clash of civilisations. Regionalism and integration processes. The War on Terrorism and its international impact. G-20, BRICs, South-South cooperation and the rise of the rest. The economic crisis of 2008 and its impact on Latin America. Crisis of multilateralism and the growth of nationalism and popular conservatism in various regions of the world. Identification of current and potential regional and global problems, evaluating their causes and possible effects. Design of viable solutions as alternatives for resolving these problems.
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