LM
5.0Reviewed Oct 28, 2024
The course highlighted the ways power is influential on the world stage, and is especially insightful when it comes to small powers.
This course is the best suitable for IR students to understand Foreign Policy.
Power and Foreign Policy in International Relations
Welcome to the Power and Foreign Policy in International Relations course! This course acquaints you with how power matters in the conduct of international relations and how it affects the strategies and tactics of a nation-state in dealing with other nation-states. It demonstrates the link between a country’s ranking in the international system and the means and methods it adopts to deal with the rest of the world. The course begins with introducing a few concepts about what constitutes power in world affairs, how it is calculated, and how the international power configuration changes over time. You will also learn what foreign policy means and what its constituent elements, strategies, or activities are. Then, the course delves deeper into case studies of contemporary great powers, middle powers, and small powers. These empirical case studies will raise the general knowledge of students about current developments and trends in foreign relations from different regions of the world. The examples of foreign policy approaches and decisions of nation-states, based on world news events of recent times, will help students to figure out the essence of world politics as it is being practiced in present times and prepare students to anticipate the future international orders to come.
Status: International Relations
Status: Case Studies
BeginnerCourse16 hours
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JC
5.0Reviewed Nov 17, 2023
Perfect for anyone who wants an introduction to International Relations or for anyone who wants an essential bibliography.
SN
5.0Reviewed Nov 22, 2025
A really brilliant introduction to foreign policy and international relations. Thank you Prof. Shreeram Chaulia.
SW
5.0Reviewed Aug 28, 2023
This course is the best suitable for IR students to understand Foreign Policy.
DB
4.0Reviewed Jan 11, 2024
What a well structured not so easy but made easy by the lecturer .Quiet interesting topic kept me captivated from beginning to end .Yes have enjoyed and want some more .
CC
5.0Reviewed Feb 1, 2025
I liked the course, it gave me a lot of insights and learnings and perspectives about the topic.
CM
5.0Reviewed May 16, 2023
I enjoyed this insightful course thank you O.P. Jindal Global University.
ME
5.0Reviewed Feb 22, 2023
Excellent course to enhance understanding of world geopolitics.
M
5.0Reviewed Jun 4, 2025
It is one of the best courses! Thank you to the teacher, he was good!
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ShweYee WinHtet
5.0
Reviewed Aug 28, 2023JORGE MANUEL GALINDO CASTILLO
5.0
Reviewed Nov 18, 2023Perfect for anyone who wants an introduction to International Relations or for anyone who wants an essential bibliography.
Cossie M.
5.0
Reviewed May 16, 2023I enjoyed this insightful course thank you O.P. Jindal Global University.
Mary Ellen
5.0
Reviewed Feb 23, 2023Excellent course to enhance understanding of world geopolitics.
Avi
5.0
Reviewed Dec 20, 2023This is a most excellent course that provides a deep insight into the dyadic relationship between Foreign Policy and Power in the context of International Relations. Examining the approaches to Policy and Strategic priorities adopted by Great, Middle and Small Powers with both historical context and contemporary examples, the course is intellectually stimulating and extremely interesting.
Professor Sreeram Chaulia ensures the lectures are engaging, interesting and provides a number of methods such as quizzes and peer reviews for us to test our knowledge and cement our learning.
I would highly recommend this course to anyone who both has an active interest in the field of International Relations and equally all who want to start learning this fascinating subject matter.
Iqra Iqbal
5.0
Reviewed Jan 4, 2024This course was very informative and productive. I enhanced my knowledge about foreign policy and its elements. I have learned about different countries' case studies, such as the U.S., India, and Qatar.
Carl Rohan Castillo
5.0
Reviewed Feb 1, 2025I liked the course, it gave me a lot of insights and learnings and perspectives about the topic.
Joshua Schwartz
5.0
Reviewed Feb 6, 2024I enjoyed this international relation online course on coursera. Thank you for instructing this online international relation educational class. This type of social science skill is essential for navigating the nuances of foreign policy, and for navigating globalized polarity of foreign policy.
Jayantha Chandralal Jayasuriya
5.0
Reviewed Jul 27, 2023Dear professors,
First of all I must thanks, Sir,Professors, O.P.JINDAL Global University and Coursera.
Power and Foreign Policy in International Relations course is valuable and important to me because my knowledge updated by expertise of the current relevant field of the subjects.
Best Regards.
Hsiao Fhong Tan (Jason)
5.0
Reviewed Dec 19, 2023The one thing I wish the administrator can improve on this course is the volume of the recorded voice/speech. It is too low. It is not a problem of gain settings because the opening video clip with the university logo is very loud.
Hesham Aldandan
5.0
Reviewed Sep 14, 2025Hello I have finished this course and got the certificate. I should however compete the master program at jindal University. The question is: should I do it again or I can show the certificate and move on with the program?
Peyman ADL DOUSTI HAGH
5.0
Reviewed May 5, 2024I enjoyed this program. It taught me about Power and Foreign Policy in International Relations, covering contemporary issues and possible future changes for other countries that want to play regional or global power.
Stephanie Harel
5.0
Reviewed Jun 23, 2024The lecturer was excellent in delivering complex topics in simple, digestible manner. A very skilled Doctor indeed. Thank you OP Jindal Global University. I am seriously considering taking your Masters course.
Guadalupe Margarita Andrade Andrade
5.0
Reviewed Aug 3, 2023This is en excellent course with a variety of information and very easy to follow and complete. I am very grateful to have been guided and adviced on taking it.
LAGRIMAS, ANTOINE FRANCIS M.
5.0
Reviewed Oct 29, 2024The course highlighted the ways power is influential on the world stage, and is especially insightful when it comes to small powers.
Yann Bieri
5.0
Reviewed Nov 23, 2024Such a great course ! High - level and strategic. I learned a lot. It was much more than I had anticipated but definitely worth it.
Shuva Niraula
5.0
Reviewed Nov 22, 2025A really brilliant introduction to foreign policy and international relations. Thank you Prof. Shreeram Chaulia.
abolfazl tayebi
5.0
Reviewed Feb 13, 2024Greetings It was a good training course. I thank the professor and the students
Mammadov Riad
5.0
Reviewed Jun 4, 2025It is one of the best courses! Thank you to the teacher, he was good!
Базарбайұлы Мейірбек
5.0
Reviewed Jun 19, 2025очень полезно для знание истории и политики других стран