Politics: The South China Sea Dispute and International Diplomacy

Who do global resources belong to? Where should countries’ territorial limits end? Do more powerful countries have a right to take from less powerful countries? How effective are diplomacy and international organisations in preventing conflict? This interactive session introduces students to the study of international relations and global politics. Participants are tasked with studying diplomatic tensions in the South China Sea in order to identify who the key international players are, what resources are at stake and how effective international diplomacy is at preventing conflict. This directly relates to content taught on the University of Suffolk Politics degree, on the ‘Current Political Disputes’ module.