1. Identify a genocide from the recent past or that is going on in the world today, and explain the challenges presented by the tension between humanitarian intervention and state sovereignty. Did the international community intervene to protect the innocent? If so, why? If not, why not?

2. Choose one of the competing theoretical approaches to international politics discussed in your learning materials and readings on globalization and politics,eitherliberalism/liberal internationalism*orrealism. Which approach most closely aligns with your perspective on the R2P, and why?