- •Пособие по теории и истории международных отношений
- •Содержание
- •Unit 1 continuity, change, and cycles in world politics
- •1 Answer the following questions:
- •2 Give Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations:
- •7 Translate from Russian into English:
- •8 Questions for discussions:
- •Unit 2 the emergence of the modern state system
- •Geopolitics
- •1 Answer the following questions:
- •2 Give Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations:
- •3 Give English equivalents for the following words and word-combinations:
- •4 Make up nouns from the following verbs and adjectives using suffixes:
- •9 Translate from Russian into English:
- •10 Questions for discussions:
- •Unit 3 how states make foreign policy decisions to cope with international circumstances Military Capabilities
- •Economic Characteristics
- •Type of Government
- •1 Answer the following questions:
- •2 Give Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations:
- •3 Give English equivalents for the following words and word-combinations:
- •4 Make up nouns from the following verbs and adjectives using suffixes:
- •5 Give as many synonyms as possible to the following words:
- •6 Give antonyms adding negative affixes, if necessary:
- •7 Explain the meaning of the following adverbs and make up sentences with them:
- •8 Insert prepositions where necessary:
- •9 Translate from Russian into English:
- •10 Questions for discussions:
- •Unit 4 the role of leaders in foreign policy decision making
- •Factors Affecting the Capacity to Lead
- •1 Answer the following questions:
- •2 Give Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations:
- •3 Give English equivalents for the following words and word-combinations:
- •4 Make up nouns from the following verbs and adjectives using suffixes:
- •5 Give as many synonyms as possible to the following words:
- •6 Give antonyms adding negative affixes if necessary:
- •7 Explain the meaning of the following adverbs and make up sentences with them:
- •8 Insert prepositions where necessary:
- •9 Translate from Russian into English:
- •10 Questions for discussions:
- •Unit 5 great-power rivalries and relations
- •The quest for great-power hegemony
- •The First World war
- •The Consequences of World War I
- •The Second World war
- •The Consequences of World War II
- •The Cold war
- •Consequences of the Cold War
- •The future of great-power politics: a cold peace?
- •Scenarios for the Twenty-First Century
- •1 Answer the following questions:
- •2 Give Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations:
- •3 Give English equivalents for the following words and word-combinations:
- •4 Make up nouns from the following verbs and adjectives using suffixes:
- •5 Give as many synonyms as possible to the following words:
- •6 Give antonyms adding negative affixes if necessary:
- •7 Explain the meaning of the following adverbs and make up sentences with them:
- •8 Insert prepositions where necessary:
- •9 Translate from Russian into English:
- •10 Questions for discussions:
- •Unit 6 the plight and policy posture of the less developed global south
- •1 Answer the following questions:
- •2 Give Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations:
- •9 Translate from Russian into English:
- •10 Questions for discussions:
- •Unit 7 foreign aid to the global south
- •The Global South in the new millennium
- •1 Answer the following questions:
- •2 Give Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations:
- •3 Give English equivalents for the following words and word-combinations:
- •4 Make up nouns from the following verbs using suffixes:
- •5 Give as many synonyms as possible to the following words:
- •6 Give antonyms adding negative affixes if necessary:
- •7 Explain the meaning of the following adverbs and make up sentences with them:
- •8 Insert prepositions where necessary:
- •9 Translate from Russian into English:
- •10 Questions for discussions:
- •Unit 8 universal and regional intergovernmental organizations (igOs)
- •1 Answer the following questions:
- •2 Give Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations:
- •3 Give English equivalents for the following words and word-combinations:
- •4 Make up nouns from the following verbs and adjectives using suffixes:
- •5 Make up adjectives using suffixes:
- •10 Translate from Russian into English:
- •11 Questions for discussions:
- •Unit 9 nongovernmental actors on the world stage
- •Politically active minority groups: ethnopolitical nationalists and indigenous peoples in the fourth world
- •1 Answer the following questions:
- •2 Give Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations:
- •3 Give English equivalents for the following words and word-combinations:
- •4 Make up nouns from the following verbs and adjectives using suffixes:
- •5 Make up adjectives using suffixes:
- •6 Give as many synonyms as possible to the following words:
- •7 Give antonyms adding negative affixes if necessary:
- •8 Explain the meaning of the following adverbs and make up sentences with them:
- •9 Insert prepositions where necessary:
- •Unit 10 religious movements
- •10 Translate from Russian into English:
- •11 Questions for discussions:
- •1 The most active ngOs and their role in the world politics.
- •1 Answer the following questions:
- •1 What was the goal of the Crusades?
- •2 Give Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations:
- •3 Give English equivalents for the following words and word-combinations:
- •4 Make up nouns from the following verbs and adjectives using suffixes:
- •5 Make up adjectives using suffixes:
- •6 Give as many synonyms as possible to the following words:
- •7 Give antonyms adding negative affixes if necessary:
- •8 Explain the meaning of the following adverbs and make up sentences with them:
- •9 Insert prepositions where necessary:
- •10 Translate from Russian into English:
- •11 Questions for discussions:
- •12 Read the following passage, give literary translation, express your opinion. Religious Movements
- •Unit 11 trade and monetary issues in a globalized political economy
- •The Global context for interpreting contemporary world economic change
- •1 Answer the following questions:
- •2 Give Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations:
- •3 Give English equivalents for the following words and word-combinations:
- •4 Make up nouns from the following verbs and adjectives using suffixes:
- •10 Translate from Russian into English:
- •11 Questions for discussions:
- •Unit 12 world demographic patterns, problems and possibilities
- •Global demographic patterns and trends
- •1 Answer the following questions:
- •1 What is population growth altering?
- •2 Give Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations:
- •10 Translate from Russian into English:
- •11 Questions for discussions:
- •Unit 13 the ecological security and preservation of the global commons
- •1 Answer the following questions:
- •1 What are the current environmental problems?
- •2 Give Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations:
- •3 Give English equivalents for the following words and word-combinations:
- •4 Make up nouns from the following verbs and adjectives using suffixes:
- •5 Make up adjectives using suffixes:
- •6 Give as many synonyms as possible to the following words:
- •7 Give antonyms adding negative affixes if necessary:
- •8 Explain the meaning of the following adverbs and make up sentences with them:
- •9 Insert prepositions where necessary:
- •1 Security was equated … “national security“, which typically connoted freedom ... The fear, risk and danger posed … the threat … war.
- •10 Translate from Russian into English:
- •11 Questions for discussions:
- •12 Read the following passage, give literary translation, express your opinion. National Security and Environmental Security: Competing or Complementary?
- •The Making of an Ecological Disaster The Aral Sea
- •Unit 14 a global village?
- •The Telecommunications Revolution
- •The pc and the Internet
- •The Media: Markets or Monopoly?
- •Global Health or Global Infection?
- •Global Migration
- •1 Answer the following questions:
- •1 What is the “global village“?
- •2 Give Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations:
- •3 Give English equivalents for the following words and word-combinations:
- •4 Make up nouns from the following verbs and adjectives using suffixes:
- •5 Make up adjectives using suffixes:
- •6 Give as many synonyms as possible to the following words:
- •7 Give antonyms adding negative affixes if necessary:
- •8 Explain the meaning of the following adverbs and make up sentences with them:
- •9 Insert prepositions where necessary:
- •10 Translate from Russian into English:
- •11 Questions for discussions:
- •12 Read the following passage, give literary translation, express your opinion. The Internet Cyberspace: Pros and Cons
1 Answer the following questions:
When and where was the state system born?
What changed in the state sovereignty thereafter?
What do the terms “state“ and “nation“ mean?
What is the relationship between a state and a nation?
What is meant by “foreign policy“?
What influences a state’s foreign policy behavior? Give examples.
Which states, according to geopoliticians, could enjoy a competitive advantage?
What other factors can influence a state’s foreign policy behavior?
2 Give Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations:
a net of relationship, papal governance, sole control, to conduct foreign relations, dimension of world politics, legal entity, to exercise sovereignty, ethnic affinity, to imply convergence, decision-making process, setting for the choice, physical terrain, militarily powerful neighbours, at times, isolationist foreign policy, compelling foreign policy posture, enduring theme, major-power disputes, protective shield, to deny the option, noninvolvement in world affairs, extended frontiers, to shape the foreign policy,to ensure survival, to clash militarily, to compete on an equal footing, military powerhouse, to gear to opposing imperialism, to enjoy an advantage, powerful determinant, underlying principle.
3 Give English equivalents for the following words and word-combinations:
признавать власть, взаимозаменяемо, постоянное население, использовать терминологию, проявлять осторожность, относительно редкий, состоящий из кого-либо (2 варианта), говорить в общем, лежать в основе целей, преследовать цели, естественные границы, промышленный гигант, служить буфером, островное государство, подвергнуться изменениям, послевоенные преемники, подобным образом, перед лицом мощного соседа, считать отношения неравными, в конце 60-х гг., пытаться исправить несправедливость, частое вмешательство, многие 10-летия, политика сопротивления, покорение малых народов интересам больших наций, быть полным чего-либо, доступный выбор.
4 Make up nouns from the following verbs and adjectives using suffixes:
to emerge, to relate, to rule, to govern, to negotiate, to confuse, to collect, to perceive, to converge, to identify, to employ, to decide, to represent, to locate, to separate, to combine, to develop, to isolate, to entangle, to preserve, to protect, to resist, to integrate, to involve, to prefer, to unify, to survive, to rectify, to intervene, to depend, to provoke, to respond, to compete, to subjugate, to extend, to determine, to define;
free, sovereign, present, absent, neutral, autonomous, cautious, equal, personal, just, capable, illustrative.
5 Give as many synonyms as possible to the following words:
to refuse, to replace, to establish, to employ, to consider, to prosper, to permit, to affect, to ensure, to define, to shape;
ruler, freedom, treaty, goal, border, option, threat, advantage;
modern, independent, legal, permanent, different, enduring, radical, former, powerful, replete.
6 Give antonyms adding negative affixes if necessary:
modern, separate, primary, different, legal, free, capable, familiar, rare, natural, important, foreign, powerful, safe, equal, just, available, necessary, profound, optional.
7 Explain the meaning of the following adverbs and make up sentences with them:
newly, confusingly, interchangeably, relatively, generically, profoundly, similarly, understandably.
8 Insert prepositions where necessary:
European rulers refused to recognize the authority ... the Roman Catholic Church, replacing the previous system ... papal governance ... geographically and politically separate states that recognized ... no authority ... them.
Leaders’ perception ... available foreign policy options are influenced ... the geopolitical circumstances that define their states’ place ... the world stage.
This advantage, combined ... the absence ... militarily powerful neighbours permitted the United States to develop ... an industrial giant and ... times to practice safely ... an isolationist foreign policy ... ... 150 years.
The term “nation-state“ implies a convergence ... territorial states and the psychological identification ... people ... them.
Latin America has long been the object ... studied interest and frequent intervention ... the giant ... the north.
Finland’s neutrality ... the Cold War helped ensure ... its survival ... the face ... a powerful and threatening neighbour.
The “nonstate nations“ are ethnic groups, composed … people ... sovereign power ... the territory ... which they live.
Their foreign policy ... resistance ... so-called Yankee imperialism was driven ... their disadvantaged circumstances.
History is replete ... other examples ... geography’s influence ... states’ foreign policy goals.
The “unequal treaties“ ... China and outside powers resultied ... part ... China’s size and location, which made it an easy target ... the great powers, that had carved it ... spheres ... influence .. previous centures.