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MIT OpenCourseWare
Introduction to International Relations
- Instructor
- Prof. Richard Nielsen
- Term
- Spring 2023
- Level
- Undergraduate
- What's inside
- 1 reading · 17 other files · 9 web pages
- Materials open
- MIT OCW
About this course
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 17.41 Introduction to International Relations, Spring 2023, Prof. Richard Nielsen — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: MIT's own listing order, section by section. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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Course outline
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Introduction to International Relations, Lecture 2: Foundations: Frameworks for Understanding International Relations
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Introduction to International Relations, Lecture 3: Foundations: Forgotten History of the International Relations Discipline
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Introduction to International Relations, Lecture 4: Foundations: Interests, Interactions, and Institutions
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Introduction to International Relations, Lecture 5: Foundations: Institutions and Cooperation
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Introduction to International Relations, Lecture 6: Foundations: International Institutions, Law, and Norms
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Introduction to International Relations, Lecture 7: Foundations: History of the International System
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Introduction to International Relations, Lecture 8: Applications: Bargaining Model of War
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Introduction to International Relations, Lecture 9: Applications: Domestic Interests and War
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Introduction to International Relations, Lecture 10: Applications: Regime Type and War
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Introduction to International Relations, Lecture 11: Applications: Psychology and War
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Introduction to International Relations, Lecture 12: Applications: Civil War and Terrorism
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Introduction to International Relations, Lectures 14 and 15: Applications: Trade
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Introduction to International Relations, Lecture 16: Applications: Development
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Introduction to International Relations, Lecture 18: Applications: The Environment
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Introduction to International Relations, Lecture 20: Applications: Human Rights
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Introduction to International Relations, Lecture 21: Applications: Nuclear Weapons
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