Ideas in this flowchart

• Importance of International Relations
• Contrary to expectations
• Fields of International Relations and vicinity
• Increased importance in recent months
• World instability
• Perceived stability during the 90s
• Current rewards of engaging in these fields
• Economics and Political Science
• Expectation of world stability
• Reality of world instability
• Increased engagement in International Relations
• Current moment in time
• Importance of Economics
• Importance of Political Science
• Rewarding time for engagement