Neo-realism and Liberalism

1. What are the core assumptions of neo-realism and what does neo-realism say about the in" rel="nofollow">interaction of states (as discussed in" rel="nofollow">in lecture, and in" rel="nofollow">in your textbook)? In the IQ2 (2015) debate, what argument does Mearsheimer make regardin" rel="nofollow">ing the likely relationship between the U.S. and Chin" rel="nofollow">ina? Considerin" rel="nofollow">ing what you know about Chin" rel="nofollow">ina (as discussed in" rel="nofollow">in lecture), do you agree with him? Why or why not? 2. Discuss liberalism: what its core assumptions? What are the various “strands” of liberalism as identified by Ikenberry (discussed in" rel="nofollow">in lecture?) Specifically, what do neoliberal in" rel="nofollow">institutionalists say about cooperation between states? Regardin" rel="nofollow">ing Chin" rel="nofollow">ina’s likely future role in" rel="nofollow">in in" rel="nofollow">international politics, and what arguments do Robert Daily and Daniel Rosen make (in" rel="nofollow">in the IQ2 debate)? Considerin" rel="nofollow">ing what you know about Chin" rel="nofollow">ina (as discussed in" rel="nofollow">in lecture), do you agree with them? Why or why not?