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21 Cards in this Set
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International Relations |
The study of interactions among states |
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International Politics |
The political aspects of IR |
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International Political Economy |
The interactions between politics and economics |
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International Law |
The study of norms, principles, rules, and regulations concerning the interactions between countries and other institutions |
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State |
A governed entity with a settled population occupying a permanent area with recognized boarders |
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Sovereignty |
A state's supremacy of authority over its population or its territory |
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Internal Affairs |
Matters that individual states consider beyond the reach of international law |
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Nation |
A large group of people that share common cultural, religious, and linguistic features that distinguish themselves from other social groups |
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Separatism |
the attempt to establish a separate nation within another sovereign state |
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State Government |
An institution with the authority to formulate and enforce its decisions within a country's boarders |
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Foreign Policy |
A system of actions involving official decisions or communications related to other nation-states, international institutions or international developments in general |
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Diplomacy |
practice of managing IR by means of negotiation |
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Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) |
associations of several nation-states for the purpose of international cooperation |
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Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) |
public or private groups unaffiliated formally with a government and attempting to influence foreign policy, raise international concerns and to offer solutions |
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Nuclear Proliferation |
The spread of nuclear weapons, material, information, and technologies to create nuclear weapons |
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Content Analysis |
Research method that organizes and summarizes both what was said or written and its hidden messages |
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Intelligence |
Info about the interests, intentions, capabilities, and actions of foreign countries |
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Focus Group Methodology |
Survey involving small groups used intensively in foreign policy |
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Parochialism |
World view limited to the small piece of land on which we live or to the narrow experience we have |
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Globalization |
Growing irrelevance of state boarders, the growing importance or international exchanges of goods and ideas |
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Anti-globalization |
Resistance to globalization or an active return to traditional communities, customs, and religion |
