International relation class - Essay Example

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CASE STUDY; TORA, TORA, TORA Tora, Tora, Tora. 1970 The film is based on the 1941 attack of pearl harbour by the Japanese. The reason for the attack was the conflict between Japan and America due to Americans’ blocking the trade routes to Japan and starving them of necessary raw materials. Japan was not ready to come to a peaceful conflict resolution with the American, which was on going during the time of the attack.The Japanese believed that going to war with America would be detrimental to them as they would not win; hence they planned to weaken them to prevent retaliatory attacks.

The plan was to declare war on America minutes after they pulled out of the talks but several circumstances hindered the passing of the maessage in time leading to what became the worst attacks on Japanese soil.The concept of the film is based on the conflict that led to a great loss of life due to lack of amicable ways to resolve the conflict that existed. The theme of international relationships is prevalent as poor relations between the two nations had disastrous consequences. International relations can be defined as the relationship between countries and the roles government and non-governmental agencies play in fostering these relationships (Carlsnaes, 2013).

The film highlights the importance of positive international relations to the growth of a country and the importance of proper conflict management techniques within international circles. Countries and nations need to co-exist together and respect the sovereignty of each other. There is also a need to have conflict resolution forums to ensure conflict between nations are resolve in a way that will have minimum negative effect to the countries relations (Baylis, 2001).ReferencesBaylis, J. (2001).

The globalization of world politics: An introduction to international relations (2nd Ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Carlsnaes, W. (2013). Handbook of international relations. London: SAGE Publications.Fukasaku, K., Masuda , T., & Fleischer, R. (Directors). (1970). Tora, Tora, Tora. [Motion Picture]. 20th Century Fox.