IR Ch 9 Key Terms

Aid sanction

cutting off aid to a country in order to get it to change its behavior

Arms embargo

not selling weapons to a country

Coup d’etat

literally translated as a “strike against the state”; when there is a forceful change in government that overthrows the current leadership

Democracy aid

aid given to a country to enhance and consolidate its transition to democracy

Development aid

aid given to a country to help develop its economy

Economic sanction

the cessation of some or all economic exchange between two countries

Economic statecraft

the use of economic means to secure political ends

Financial sanction

the freezing of a country’s financial assets held in another country

Foreign aid

aid given by one country (the donor) to another country (the recipient) for health, economic development, or poverty relief

Humanitarian aid

aid given to a country to help mitigate the effects from a disaster or other humanitarian emergency

Import and export sanctions

when one country scales back on or stops buying products from, or selling them to, another country

Military aid

aid given to a country that directly enhances its military capability

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

an organization of 37 member states that promotes liberal economic and political reforms

Smart sanctions

sanctions that target specific individuals thought to be responsible for a regime’s bad behavior rather than targeting a state’s entire economy

Tariff

a tax on products imported into one country from other countries

Third-party sanction

a sanction levied against a third-party state to keep that state from doing business with the primary target of the sanctions