Answer the review questions. This lesson goes on to discuss the anarchic nature of international politics and to distinguish between the state and the nation. First of all we need to define the subject of this course, world politics . For our purposes, we will consider world politics as synonymous with international politics and interstate politics . It involves bilateral actions between two or more states.
International relations consists of non-governmental and governmental interactions.
Therefore, international relations is more inclusive than international politics. Examples of international relations are international law, international organizations, the International Red Cross, international trade, transportation and communication, and international tourism. International politics differ from international relations in that the former involves only political interactions and the latter includes political and non-political interactions. However, it is not always easy to draw a clear line between the two and, in actuality, international relations and international politics are frequently used interchangeably. Global politics deals with global issues and problems, and views the world as a single village consisting of more than five billion individuals.