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35 Cards in this Set
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sovereignty
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the most essential characteristic of an international state. The term strongly implies the political independence from any higher authority and also suggests at least theoretical equality. BEFORE THE LAW EVERYONE IS EQUAL!
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liberalism/liberals
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analysts who reject power politics and argue that people are capable of finding mutual interests and cooperating to achieve them. global govs, justice, human rights, free markets, international institutions...optimistic...foreign policy important
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realism/realists
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analysts who believe that countries operate in their own self interests and that politics is a struggle for power. NATIONAL INTEREST...pessimistic and believe that human nature has an inherent dark side
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What are the aspects of neoconservatism on foreign affairs?
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BIPOLAR TO UNIPOLAR
strategic goal:preserve American peace military mission: increase zones of democratic peace; deter rise of new great power competitor; defend key regions; exploit transformation of war. military threats: potential theater wars spread across globe. competition: East Asia |
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stability
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low chance of widespread war...depends on capabilities
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Who were the 2 bipolar powers?
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American and the Soviet Union
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international system level of analysis
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a set of international and transnational actors related by frequent and significant interactions which follow a regular pattern separate from its environment.
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types of international systems
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1. multipolar
2. bipolar 3. unipolar 4. nonpolar |
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characteristics of a nation are divided into 2 major categories
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1. government
2. society |
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Governments
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A. type of political system: democracy vs. authoritarian
1. normative values (indiv./comm) 2. executive-legislative relations 3. elections 4. beurocracies |
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society
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B. Characteristics
1. Interest Groups 2. Public Opinion 3. Political Culture 4. Diversity of Society 5. Geography 6. Natural Resources 7. Human Resources 8. Size 9. Technological Development 10. Economic Development |
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individual level of analysis: what factors affect decision making?
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1. Perceptions and attitudes
2. Personality/character 3. Rational Factors 4. Life Experience/background 5. Security of Tenure 6. Organizational behavior/role behavior/group think |
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individual level of analysis
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the impact of people as individuals or as species on policy and understanding how the human decision making process leads to policy making.
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Hegemon
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superpower
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international/transnational actors
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UN, WTO, NATO, MNC's
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What happens to the hegemon's capabilities as costs on maintaining dominance increase?
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capabilities weaken
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unipolar system
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power revolves around one superpower (STABILITY)
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Actors in a Unipolar system
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hegemon
regional powers international/transnational orgs |
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what is the essential job of a nation?
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national security
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what is the differentiation between independence and sovereignty?
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independence is a political concept (countries dependent on large, powerful countries)
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tali ban
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tali means student behind al-qaida
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hugo chavez
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democratic president of venezuela
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what happened to the good intentions of making more democracies?
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we underestimated what it takes to a be a democracy.
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3 levels of analysis
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individual
state/society international |
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5 roles of individual decision makers
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1. gather info
2. set goal 3. alternative plans for action 4. probabilities of success 5. assess cost/benefits (life/treasure/rep) |
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examples of interest groups
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council on foreign affairs
farms corporations |
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actors in an international system
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IGO's and NGO's
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why is a bipolar system stable?
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1. only worry about each other because only 2 can hurt one another
2. system is simpler than multipolar 3. keeps focus 4. no worries bout alliances which are frought with problems |
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Why is a multipolar system stable?
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5 w/ one balancer
focusing on several major powers with more cross cutting issue...more effort in moderating behavior...find interests in common |
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shortcomings to alliances
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not everyone follows through...buckpassing
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why is a unipolar system stable?
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1. one superpower makes significant decisions and has strong capabilities
2. hegemon acts in the interest of other countries |
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anarchical international system
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no higher authority over the sovereign states
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intermestic
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symbolizes the merger of international and domestic concerns
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the restoration of peace or a prevention of the breach of the peace by, if necessary, the assertive use of military force to compel one or more of the sides involved in a conflict to cease their violent actions.
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peace enforcement
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the use of military means by an international organization such as the UN to prevent fighting, usually by acting as a buffer between combatants. The international force is neutral between the combatants and must have been invited to be present by at least one of the combatants.
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peacekeeping
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