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26 Cards in this Set
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conflict
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a difference in preferred outcomes in a bargaining situation; always exists
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tangible interest
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1. territorial disputes
2. economic conflicts 3. control over government |
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intangible interest
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1. religious
2. ideoloical 3. ethnical |
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irredentism
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the goal of regaining territory lost to another state
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ethnic cleansing
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the act of one ethnic group driving out or massacring groups of people based on their ethnicity
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ethnocentrism
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the tendency to see one's group in favorable terms and an "out-group" in unfavorable terms
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dehumanize
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stripping a group of people of their human rights
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limited war
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military actions carried out to gain some objective short of the surrender and occupation of the enemy
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civil war
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war between factiosn within a state trying to create, or prevent, a new government for th entire state of some territorial part of it
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guerilla war
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warfare without front lines
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counterinsurgency
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efforts to counter a guerilla army
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state-sponsored terrorism
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the use of terrorist groups by state to achieve political aims, usually under control of the state's intelligence agency
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economic conversion
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use of former military facilities and industries for new civilian production
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military government
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military forces control government; most common in third world countries
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coup d'etat
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seizure of political power by domestic military forces; a change of political power outside the state's constitutional order
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Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) (1968)
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a framework for controlling the spread of nuclear materials and expertise
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international norms
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the expectations held by state leaders about normal international relations
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international organizations (IOs)
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interngovernmental organizations (IGO), UN; nongovernmental organizations (NGO), Salvation Army
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UN Charter
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based on the principles that states are equal under international law; that states have full sovereignty over their own affairs; that states should have full independence and territorial integrity; and that states should carry out their international obligations--such as respecting diplomatic privileges, refraining from committing aggression, and observing the terms of treaties they sign.
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UN Security Council
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five great powers and ten rotating member states make decisions about international peace and security
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UN Secretariat
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executive branch led by the secretary-general
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blue hlemets
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UN peacekeeping force soldiers
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World Health Organization (WHO)
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provides technical assistance to improve conditions in the third world and conducts major inmmunization campaigns in poor countries
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diplomatic recognition
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the process of defining the status of embassies and of an ambassador as an official state representative
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war crimes
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violations of war laws
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International Criminal Court
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hears cases of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity from anywhere in the world.
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