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political organizations in which one government is dominant over most of the world with which it has contact
imperial system
political organization in which loyalty and political obligations take precedence over political boundaries
feudal system
organizations of political units that are relatively cohesive but with no higher government above them
anarchic system of states
political philosophy that sees the struggle for power and the potential for conflict as a necessary evil in the pursuit of national interest
realism
the right of states to self-determination- to attend to their own affairs without being subjected to the unwanted interference of others
sovereignty
commitment to and support of the inters of one's nation
nationalism
a system of states that relies on shifting alliances to balance relationships and prevent conflict
balance of power
the systematic study of political behavior institutionalized at the turn of the twentieth century
political science
political philosophy from the democratic tradition that emphasizes the potential for cooperation among states
liberalism
a political philosophy that emphasizes cooperation to establish a peaceful world order
idealism
a type of interstate system where two states hold the most significant power
bipolar
the policy of the United States during the Cold War that checked aggressive Soviet actions by military alliances
containment
a policy designed in the late 1960s by US president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Leonid Brezhnev to promote opportunities for US-Soviet cooperation, even while the broader rivalry persisted
detente
a view of the global order that sees the state and the rules that govern it as an artificial construct
contructivism
the 1917 British plan calling for the eventual creation of a Jewish national home in Palestine
Balfour Declaration
nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons (BW)
weapons of mass destruction
the inhibition of a first strike nuclear attack by an effective retaliatory or second-strike capability
deterrance
the logic of nuclear deterrence that assumes the certainty of a nuclear retaliation would prevent governments from launching such an attack in the first place
mutual assured destruction (MAD)
political and military measures designed to prevent acts of terror
counterterrorism
the controversial 2001 law that expanded the government's law enforcement powers in dealing with terrorism
USA Patriot Act
the broadcast network owned by Qatar
Al Jazeera
the 1979 peace agreement between Egypt and Israel
Camp David Accords
the Palestinian uprising against Israel
intifada
the 1993 Israeli-Palestinian agreement that was designed to set the stage for comprehensive and permanent peace
Oslo Accords
the 2003 plan that established the framework for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict`
Road Map for Peace
the alliance of drug traffickers and anti government revolutionaries, often used in reference to political violence in Colombia
narcoterror

Civil Society

NGOs that are active in public life through the expression of their members values and interests

Civil Society

NGOs that are active in public life through the expression of their members values and interests

International Law

The regulation of relations among sovereign states emerging from customary practices

Civil Society

NGOs that are active in public life through the expression of their members values and interests

International Law

The regulation of relations among sovereign states emerging from customary practices

Intergovernmental Organizations IGOs

Formal, international public bodies whose members are nation-states

Civil Society

NGOs that are active in public life through the expression of their members values and interests

International Law

The regulation of relations among sovereign states emerging from customary practices

Intergovernmental Organizations IGOs

Formal, international public bodies whose members are nation-states

Nongovernmental Organizations

Formal, nonprofit, voluntary organizations whose memberships are composed of individuals organized around specific issues or common concerns

Hugo Grotius

1583-1645


• “Father” of intl law


• Dutch East India Company


• Rejects divine authority in favor of universal reason


• Customary practices of nations guide the law

League of Nations

Limited by lack of US participation,


•Kellogg-Briand Pact, outlaws war as tool for political ends


•Composed of Council, Assembly, Secretariat

5 permanent members of the Security council

U.S., France, Russia, UK, China


- have veto power

What is the security council?

10 nonpermanent members that rotate off every 2 years


• Makes UN Policy

António Guterres
United Nations current Secretary General
United Nations Secretariat

Oversees UN’s day-to-day business


• Moves UN forward as an institution of peace

United Nations General Assembly

• all states that ratified UN Convention


• Supervises financial matters, elects nonpermanent members to SC, secretary general, amends the Charter


• Lacks policymaking power

ECOSOC

Economic and Social Council


Prepares studies and reports on economic and social concerns

International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Legal branch composed of 15 judges on nine-year terms
Global Civil Society
Global, non-governmental, pluralistic form of society, composed of interlinked social processes orientated to civility•Civil society activity at global level, involving social movements, NGOs, transnational networks, religious organizations, community groups
Nongovernmental Organizations 3 criteria

Country or region of origin


•Fields of activity


•Organizational type

Nongovernmental Organizations 4 types

Political advocacy (Amnesty International)


•Economic development (CARE International)


•Environmental (World Wildlife Fund)


•Humanitarian (Doctors without Borders)

International Criminal Court

Has considered 16 cases across seven countries–Uganda, the DRC, Sudan, Central African Republic, Kenya, Libya, and Cote d’Ivoire


• US refuses to participate


1998: UN General Assembly adopted Rome Statute


• 2002: Enough states ratify Rome Statute to establish ICC


• 2012: 121 countries ratified

The demise of the nation-state

politics is central to unleash economic globalization


globalization as a process is not inevitable but related to political decisions


Terrorist security measures indicate power of states, limits to democratic process


Control flow of people into and out of country, define citizenship and rights

Peace of Westphalia

World is divided into sovereign states with no recognized superior authority


2)Law-making, dispute settlement, and law enforcement in hands of ind. states


3)Intl law is directed to minimal rules of coexistence

Peace of Westphalia Cont'd

Cross border conflicts are settled by parties involved


5) All states equal before the law, but differences of power exist between states


6) Differences among states settled by force or diplomacy


7) Minimize barriers to state freedom

Woodrow Wilson

key proponent


• Fourteen Points speech


• Support of the League of Nations


Idealism

Multipolarity

Multiple centers of influence and power


“Third World”: Non-Aligned Movement


More actors in international arena – IGO, NGO, TNC Regional conflicts involve many parties: North Korea, Middle East


Multilateral diplomacy

King Leopold II
European conference•Personal colony: Congo Free State•Kingdom of Rwanda split •1885-1908 •Rubber and copper •Rubber tax•Mutilation, murder •Millions Killed