1. According to Barnett why does a lack of globalization result
in conflict?
2. How does Dalby support his claim that understanding the way the world is represented is important for understanding the sources of the conflict?
3. What is the difference between arguing that conflict results from a disconnection between core and gap and the argument that conflict is a result of uneven connections?
4. What basic assumption about geopolitics does the Bush doctrine of pre-emption abandon?
5. Do you agree with the Dalby's argument that the problem of Al Qaeda might have been tackled as a problem of international crime rather than by military means? Under what conditions is military action a useful and proper response to terrorism or oppression by a dictator?
6. What is one issue or question from the reading that you would like to discuss during class?