IB Global Politics SL Notes

Aimnova offers free IB Global Politics revision notes covering the Paper 1 core — power, sovereignty, legitimacy and interdependence — and the Paper 2 thematic studies of human rights and justice, development and sustainability, and peace and conflict. Each topic includes concise explanations, contemporary case studies, diagrams, spaced-repetition flashcards, and IB-style practice questions with AI feedback — no sign-up required to read the notes.

IB Global Politics studies how power is distributed and contested in a globalised, interdependent world. It rewards students who can explore diverse perspectives, evaluate competing viewpoints, and reach a clear, supported judgement — arguing with precise, recent examples rather than simply describing events.

These notes are organised by unit and topic according to the official IB syllabus, so you can revise systematically for Paper 1 (source analysis on the core, 30%), Paper 2 (two thematic essays, 40%), and the engagement project Internal Assessment (30%). Paper 1 technique — identify, explain-using-a-source, compare-and-contrast, and the sources-plus-knowledge evaluation — is built in alongside the Paper 2 essay markbands, so you cover both the content and the exam skills efficiently.