global politics key thinkers

garret hardin

created tradgedy of commons (states put their own interests b4 good of community so hard 2 est global response to CC

thomas friedman

dell theory( reduced risk of war bc of shared trade connections)

amy chua “world on fire”

globalisation does increase greater wealth but also increases global inequality.

robert keohane

complex interdependence

henry kissenger

hard power

naomi klein

“commodity fetishism” become obsessed w meaningless global brands as a result of globalisation

james lovelock

“gaia hypothesis” planet living organism we must protect not exploit

mearsheimer

states are power maximisers.

security dilemma

believes bipol more stable than developing multipol

joseph nye

developed terms hard soft and smart power

morgenthau

classical reallist who argued human nature is based on egoism so reflects glob pol

sayyid qutb

egyptian religious leader + realist. islamism as a reaction against western values

amartya sen:

development should no longer be seen in terms of econ. also take account of human development index.

wallerstein

global capitalism charecterised by explotation of peripheral states by core states so globalisation reflects a form of neo colonial exploitation

walz

rivalry of states(state egoism) makes globpol fundamentally anarchic

mearsheimer quote

in the world of international politics, it is better to be godzilla than bambi

international politics, like all politics is a struggle for power

lord palmerston quote

we have no eternal allies and no perpetual enimies…our interests are eternal

mao tse tung quote

whoever has an army has power

hauerwas quote

if i was non american i would think humanitarian intervention is just another name for united states imperialism

bastiat quote

if goods do not cross borders armies will

naomi klein

climate change is, the greatest single free market failiure

george montblot quote

do we want to be remembered as the generation that saved the banks and let the biosphere collapse?

lord acton quote

power tends to corrupt and absolute pwr corrupts completely

friedman quote

no two countries that are part of the same global supply chain will ever fight a war ( dell theory)

blair quote

the spread of our values makes us safer. -chicago speech

isolatonalism has ceased to have a reason to exist -chicago speech

acts of genocide can never be a purely internal matter

joseph nye quote

seduction is always more effective than coercion. and many values like hr, democracy and individual opportunities are deeply seductive

jd bowen quote

the international system creates opportunities for cooperation and conflict