Key Terms 5

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truth commissions

Back 1

Governmental bodies
established in several countries after internal
wars to hear honest testimony and bring to
light what really happened during these
wars, and in exchange to offer most of
the participants asylum from punishment.
(p. 156)

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territorial waters

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The waters near states' shores
generally tteated as part of national territory. The
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea provides
for a 12-mile territorial sea (exclusive national
jurisdiction over shipping and navigation) and a
200-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
covering exclusive fishing and mineral rights (but
allowing for free navigation by all). (p. 184) See
also high seas and UN Convention on the Law of
the Sea (UNCLOS).

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Nationalism

Back 3

Identification with and devotion
to the interests of one's nation. It usually
involves a large group of people who share a
national identity and often a language, culture,
or ancestry. (p. 161)

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Islamist

Back 4

Political ideology based on
instituting Islamic principles and laws in
government. A broad range of groups using
diverse methods come under this category.
(p. 170)

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Irredentism

Back 5

A form of nationalism whose
goal is to regain territory lost to another state;
it can lead directly to violent interstate
conflicts. (p. 179)

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ethnic groups

Back 6

Large groups of people who
share ancestral, language, cultural, or religious
ties and a common identity. (p. 163)

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Dehumanization

Back 7

Stigmatization of enemies as
subhuman or nonhuman, leading frequently to
widespread massacres or worse. (p. 166) See
also crimes against humanity and genocide.

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cycle theories

Back 8

An effort to explain
tendencies toward war in the international
system as cyclical; for example, by linking wars
with long waves in the world economy
(Kondratieff cycles). (p. 159)

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Conflict

Back 9

A difference in preferred outcomes
in a bargaining situation. (p. 157)

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airspace

Back 10

The space above a state that is
considered its territory, in contrast to outer
space, which is considered international
territory. (p. 185)