International Politics

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imperialism

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the system whereby a state extends its power to directly control territory, resources, and people beyond its borders

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colonialism

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the physical occupation of a foreign territory through military force, business, or settlers

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difference between imperialism and colonialism

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colonialism requires a country to have forces on the soil of country it is ruling over.

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cooperation

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willingness of 2 or more actors to adopt policies that advance the interest of at least one actor

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bargaining

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actors must choose outcomes that advance their interests often at expense of another

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impacts of colonialism

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distress

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North atlantic treaty

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alliance formed in 1949 among u.s. And canada and most of western europe in response to threat by soviet union-an attack on one is considered an attack on all

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american institutions

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marriage, court systems, education system

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key actors in world politics

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states, politicians, bureaucracies

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coordination

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interaction in which all actors benefit from making the same choices, typically actors have no incentive not to comply

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collaboration

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Interaction in which actors gain from working together but there are incentives not to comply

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public good

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products that are non excludable in consumption

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issues with collaboration

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Collective action problem-occurs when actors have incentives to collaborate but each acts in anticipation that others will pay cost of cooperation

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free ride

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when actors fails to contribute to a public good while benefiting from contribution of others

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cost of conflict

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costly, death or injury, damage of mental health, displacement, destruction of the environment

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why do wars occur despite cost

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People are sometimes irrational, leaders who order war often enjoy its benefit but do not pay cost. Even rational actors who consider the risks and cost can still make a decision for war

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What role does technology and geography play during war?

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oceans,mountains can act as buffer zones. Knowledge of land can serve as a great advantage. Technology can win or lose a war

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alternatives to fear

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Bans. violence,isolation, non action, build alliances

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factors to consider before starting war

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Set off a chain of uncontrollable events. Domestic cost must be made. Impact on the local economy

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elements of liberalism

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Right to education, right to health care, right to employment. Free speech, free press, democratic participation

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balancing

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allying with others against prevailing threats

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bandwagoning

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alignment with source of danger

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diplomacy

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the management of international politics

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4 tasks of diplomacy

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Determine its objective and the power and resources available to pursue those objectives. Asses the objectives of other nations. Determine what extent objectives are compatible. Employ the means needed to pursuit its objectives What is security dilema? A dilema that arises when effects that states make to defend themselves cause other states to feel less secure. Can lead to arms races abd war due to fear of being attacked

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nuclear proliferation

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The rapid increas or spread of nuclear weapons What is Treaty on non-proliferation nuclear weapons:? International yreaty designed to prevent the spread on nuclear materials and weapons

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risk return trade off

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In crisis bargaining, the trade-off between trying to get a better deal and trying to avoid war

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credibility

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believability - a credible threat is a threat that the recipeinet believes will be carried out.

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brinkmanship

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A strategy in which adversaries take actions that increase the risk of accidental war

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ways to make war less likely

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Increase cost of war, increase transparency, more outside enforement or third party monitoring. Learning to divide apparently indivisible goods

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4 functions of force

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Defense,detterence, compellent, swaggering

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terrorism

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The use of violence by nonstate actors against civilians to achieve a political goal

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state sponsored terrorism

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Supported by a state as instrument of foreign policy

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How do alliances establish credibility?

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Display their are some benefit, decrease cost of war, willing to go public, lead adversaries to believe alliances is real and that they are willing to fight for one another

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elements of an alliance

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Publicly displayed, joint decision making, sharing of resources regarding war, shared cost

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efforts of peace

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United nations, Collective security orginization, humanitarian intervention, peace enforcement operation

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issues with intervention

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Collective action problem, joint decision making problems, free rider problems, funding issues

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separatist

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An actor that seeks to create an independent state on territory carved from an existing state

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proxy war

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Conflicts in which two opposing states fight by supporting opposite sides in a war

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how to prevent civil war

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Help combatants solve commitment issues, increase economic development, promote democracy

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power assets of the state

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Population, geography, wealth, values

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linkage politics

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In politics issues are usually linked to one another. Links can be functional or artificial

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civil war

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war participants are part of the same state

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options for dissatisfied citizens

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Leave the state, alter state policies, takeover state all together