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Possible project work topics:
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UN Security Council reform.
2. NATO’s raison d’etre.
3. The role of the region/country you specialize in global governance.

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4. Global governance institutions as a threat to national sovereignty (only one area should 
be chosen for analysis — e.g., human rights, finances and trade, environmental pollution, 
conflict resolution, peacekeeping, etc).
5. Regional nuclear challenges (the region you specialize in).
Ex. 21. Practise making impromptu talks. 
Suggested topics:
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the world without a hegemon;
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today’s world order;
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global governance institutions;
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nation-states and spheres of influence.
Ex. 22. Round table discussion. The UN: UNhelpful, UNrealistic, UNproductive?
Discuss the main aim of the UN in the modern world and its credibility. How successfully has the 
UN been addressing the problems it was tasked to resolve? Is it the best forum for the management 
of world affairs?
Follow the guidelines in Unit 2 (ex. 24).
Roles:
Role 1: A UN Representative. Supports Dag Hammerskjöld’s
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idea that “the UN was not cre-
ated to take humanity to heaven, but to save it from hell.” Convinced that the UN is the source of 
global legitimacy. Fully supports the leading role of the organization and believes that given its 
successes in various areas the UN should be strengthened. Strongly opposes the idea of a world 
run by one country. 
Role 2: A US think tank representative. Believes that the UN has been rendered redundant; 
given the existing world order, the world would benefit from one hegemon, which could unite 
the world around some idea (e.g. spreading democracy), as ‘too many cooks spoil the broth’. Ques-
tions the viability of the UN. 
Role 3: A NATO representative. Questions the very idea of global governance/regulation. Be-
lieves that global affairs, including crises, should be dealt with on an ad hoc basis by those actors 
which are most fit to do so.