IB Global Politics SL · 2026
IB Global Politics SL past papers
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SL archive · from 2026
IB Global Politics SL past papers
Latest exam session: Specimen 2026
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Units in Global Politics SL
In syllabus order. The ring is the share of the marks each one carries.
Unit 1
Core · Understanding power and global politics
22% of marks25 of the 115 marks across the 2 Global Politics SL papers analysed (22%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 4 questions
Unit 2
Rights and justice
26% of marks30 of the 115 marks across the 2 Global Politics SL papers analysed (26%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 2 questions
Unit 3
Development and sustainability
26% of marks30 of the 115 marks across the 2 Global Politics SL papers analysed (26%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 2 questions
Unit 4
Peace and conflict
26% of marks30 of the 115 marks across the 2 Global Politics SL papers analysed (26%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 2 questions
Papers in Global Politics SL
Each paper across every sitting. The ring is the share of the marks it carries.
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Paper 1
22% of marks25 of the 115 marks in the Global Politics SL archive were set in Paper 1, across 1 sittings. · 4 questions
Most tested Soft power
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Paper 2
78% of marks90 of the 115 marks in the Global Politics SL archive were set in Paper 2, across 1 sittings. · 6 questions
Most tested Rights and justice: contested meanings
Exam pattern
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Does it repeat?
Top 4 of 8 micro-topics for the next sitting. Numbers are questions per year.
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| Micro-topic | 2026 |
|---|---|
| 2How power is exercised, 2026: 2 questions | |
| 2Soft power, 2026: 2 questions | |
| 1Rights and justice: contested meanings, 2026: 1 question | |
| 1Sustainability, 2026: 1 question |
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Which Global Politics SL exam sessions are covered?
1 exam session from 2026, the latest Specimen 2026. Every Paper 1 and 2 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 2 papers in this archive.
Which IB Global Politics SL topic comes up most?
How power is exercised (1.3.8): in 50% of papers, last seen Spec 26 P1. Usually "identify", worth about 9 marks in a paper that includes it.
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What do "banker", "due" and "rising" mean?
Banker: examined in at least one sitting in four and still appearing. Due: regular before, but absent for the last two exam sessions. Rising: clearly more common in the last two years. Our classification of real papers, not an IB statistic.
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