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32 Cards in this Set
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Accommodationists
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a. Those who in the wake of the Vietnam war emphasized cooperative ties with other states (Particularly détente with the Soviet Union)
b. And rejected the view that the US could assume a unilateral posture in the world c. Proponents of multilateralism |
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Agenda-setting
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The role that mass media plays in telling the public which issues to think and care about
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Assured destruction
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Severe, unavoidable reciprocal damage that superpowers are likely to inflict on each other or their allies in a nuclear war, conceived as the heart of a doctrine of nuclear deterrence.
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Asymmetrical Warfare
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- operations that do not rely on masses of troops or munitions to destroy and/or control an enemy
- warfare between opponents not evenly matched where the smaller or weaker force must exploit geography, timing, surprise, or specific vulnerabilities of the larger and stronger enemy force to achieve victory |
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Attentive Public
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People who are attentive to and knowledgeable about foreign affairs but who do not necessarily have access to decision makers
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beggar-thy neighbor policies
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a. policy of a country in an effort to improve domestic welfare by means of currency devaluations, tariffs, quotas, export subsidies
b. promoting trade surpluses at the expense of other states |
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benevolent hegemony
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- belief that world stability is best achieved through the existence of one superpower
- hegemon must be benevolent |
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Brezhnev Doctrine
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A state that goes socialist never goes back
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Bush Doctrine
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a. Preemptive
b. Primacy/unilateralism |
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Carter Doctrine
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the United States would use military force if necessary to defend its national interests in the Persian Gulf region
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Case Act
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1972 required that the president of the US has to submit to congress within 60 days all executive agreements
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Clinton Doctrine
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a. NATO intervention in Kosovo – international values would reign supreme
b. “if somebody comes after innocent civilians and tries to kill them en masse because of their race, ethnic background or their religion and it is within our power to stop them we will stop them” |
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cognitive balance
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when individuals seek to maintain a balance in their cognitions by either screening out information that runs counter to cherished beliefs, or by suppressing information that challenges preexisting images
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collective goods
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a resource that everyone benefits from
ex: UN |
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counterforce
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nuclear weapons strategy that seek deterrence by targeting the enemy’s weapons and military forces
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countervalue
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nuclear weapons strategy that seeks deterrence by threatening destruction an adversary is believed to value most, for instance its population and industrial centers
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dependency theory
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a. periphery depends on center
b. exploitation c. aka Leninism, internationalization of Marxism |
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doctrine of political questions
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“judicial construct that enables the courts to sidestep contentious foreign policy issues separating Congress and the President such as war powers by holding the issues as political rather than legal”
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dollar diplomacy
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a. 1900-1913 policy of US, mainly toward Caribbean and Central America. Introduced by Taft
b. spending dollars instead of bullets in that part of the world |
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executive agreements
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An agreement made between the executive branch of the U.S. government and a foreign government without ratification by the Senate
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extended deterrence
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The US guaranteed nuclear protection to its allies to deter a Soviet nuclear strike
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failed state
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-loss of physical control of its territory
- loss of a monopoly on the legitimate use of force - erosion of legitimate authority to make collective decisions - an inability to provide reasonable public services - inability to interact with other states as a full member of the international community |
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4th estate
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mass media regarded by some as so powerful as to be considered a 4th branch of the US government
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free riders
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those who enjoy the benefit of public goods but pay little or nothing for them
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gatekeepers
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the function of mass media in filtering the news and shaping how it is reported
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groupthink
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The act or practice of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially when characterized by uncritical acceptance or conformity to prevailing points of view.
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hegemonic stability theory
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for an international system of trade and finance to function smoothly there must be a hegemon
hegemon must be: able to create and enforce international norms, willing to do so, entirely dominant, benevolent |
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Imperial overstretch
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an empire can extend itself beyond its ability to maintain or expand its military and economic commitments
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Imperial presidency
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- expansion of presidential staff
- new advisory bodies - Senate doesn't have to approve appointees to Exec. Office of Pres. ex: Nixon |
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inadvertent audience
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people who are exposed to foreign affairs information transmitted through television that most neither like or want
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intervening variable
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a. the way previous policies effect current events and current policies
b. ex: Vietnam war effect on US |
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iron triangles
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a. a powerful and highly durable coalition of defense contractors, interest groups, defense bureaucrats, and lawmakers that work together to protect the weapons programs
b. understanding between executive, legislative, and private sectors |
