Global Politics · Core topics: Understanding power and global politics
CT.5 — Interdependence in global politics
Global Politics · SL / HL · syllabus-mapped notes
Global governance and international law
Government vs governance, national vs international law, and the sources of international law.
The UN: structure, roles and functions
The UN Charter, the General Assembly and the Security Council, and the roles of key UN bodies.
Achievements and limitations of the UN
Evaluating what the UN has achieved and where it is constrained.
Cooperation and competition between actors
IGOs and non-state actors in global governance: treaties, collective security, strategic alliances and economic cooperation.