INTRO TO WORLD POLITICS

How do hawking and Krauthammer differ in terms of the future of the world?

Hawking described our species as something special because of our ability to understand the universe. However, he also described humans as an advanced breed of monkeys living on a significant planet with a typical star. Hawking stated that our only chances were to find a way off earth because we would inevitably destroy it. Krauthammer explains that it doesn’t matter if we leave this earth and find another home. Because no matter what, we will destroy the excitement of human population for space exploration

The three types of security

National and international security, economic security, and human security.

National and International security

Consist of traditional notions of security, including nations’ defense, arms control, and conflict.

Economic Security

Examines economic interactions of states

Human Security

emphasizes factors that affect the quality of life of individuals, ranging from protecting the global environment to the observance if human rights.

Anarchy, diversity, and complexity

The three primary challenges shaping the pursuit of security

Anarchy

The absence of a central government above state governments

Diversity

The wide array of state and non-state actors in the system vary by size, nature, culture, types, ideas, and wealth, among other factors.

Complexity

the many ways in which the challenges that states face are interconnected and the multiple levels on which these challenges operate.

What are the levels of analysis through which we can attempt to understand and explain international relations?

Systematic or international relations

state or national level

individual level

Systematic ir international level

concentrates in the international interactions between actors and factors such as anarchy, the distribution of power , or phenomena such as globalization.

The state or national level

emphasizes the attributes of countries and nations such as the economy, culture, or type of government.

individual level

focuses on the manner in which individual decisions makers affect outcomes.

stag hunt

a scenario in which four hunter are jointly hunting stag; the involvement of each hunter is necessary for success.

Prisoner’s dilemma

a game that models how people decide to cooperate or betray each other in different ways or scenarios.

How is the prime minister of Britain elected to that position?

the prime minister is the leader of the party that wins the most seats at general election. The monarch calls upon the leader of the largest party to from the government in which the prime minister chooses the other members of the government.

the history of the israeli-palestinian conflict

late 19th century when zionists sought to establish a homeland for the jewish people in ottoman-controlled palestine.

What factors have risen in the neo-Westphalian international system

the factors that have risen in the neo-westphalian international system are the importance of non-state actors, the phenomenon of globalization , the subsequent relative weakening of state, and the new principle of responsible sovereignty.

The conflict between taiwan and china

it started when the defeated nationalists fled to Taiwan and established the republic of China, while the communists founded the people’s republic of China on the mainland.

non-state actors

state

a political -legal unit that meets three conditions

security dilemma

embassies

treaties of westphalia

consulates

nation-state

is one in which all members are of the same nation

nato

Westphalian sovereignty

what was the message of the ted talk on why i chose a gun

to stop those from doing evil, and stand up for freedom, and how make the world a better place.

liberalism emphasizes in the invidual autonomy, equality of opportuniy, and the protection of individual rigths (primarily to life, liberty and property

describe the liberal perspective on world politics.

is designed as a method for producing and defending principles of justice and legitimacy

describe the constructivist perspective on world politics

the set of theories of international relations that emphasizes the role of the state national interest, and power in world politics. realist frequelently claim to draw on ancient tradition of political thoughts.

describe thw realist perspective on world politcs