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This is NOT a writing assignment .
Read all the readings and mostly rely on Cohn’s (Global Political Economy, Theory and Practice) BOOK.
Answer the following question. The response should be double-spaced and between six to seven pages. It is an open-book and open note.
Use the short citation form (author, page #) for any direct quotations or paraphrases. Use direct QUOTATIONS and paraphrases from the readings to support your argument. Please don’t use difficult language.
Answer this QUESTION in 6 full pages:
Three prominent International Relations theorists claim that “…the evolution of IPE [International Political Economy] is better described in terms of focal points of contestation [or disagreement]…than as an all-out war leading to the victory of one general orientation over another.”
Identify and explain the focal points of disagreement between realism, liberalism, and historical structuralism. In your opinion, which approaches if any is most persuasive? Why?
