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3 Cards in this Set
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Challenges to U.S. Primacy
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Cycles in the Balance of Power
Shadow of the Past Resistance to Globalization |
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Elements of terrorism
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Politically motivated - Varying motivation (religious, political, and ethnic)
Non-state actors that do not abide by intl. laws & norms (although can be state-sponsored) Deliberately unpredictable to maximize psychological effects (element of surprise to incite mass anxiety & fear) Civilian and noncivilian targets (but: deliberately targets the innocent) A form of asymmetric warfare |
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Paradox of US power
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National exceptionalism: unique cultural roots
o Conflicts among and diffusion of domestic institutions o Numerous civil (nonstate) actors involved in the policy process |
