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Joseph Nye
Coined the term "soft power" which is essentially the ability of a country to persuade others to do what it wants without force or coercion.
Liberalism
Sovereignty is an "important, but not exclusive" principal
Realism
Sovereignty is an "absolute" principal-except when it isint.
Constructivism
A philosophy of learning based on the premise that people construct their own understanding of the world they live in through reflection on experiences
Great Power Competition
rival nations with global interests, reach, and influence vying to be the preeminent actor in global politics.
Unipolar power
when one state is more powerful than all the others
Bipolar power
A power structure dominated by two powers only, as in the case of the United States and the Soviet Union during the cold war.
Multipolar power
when many states are powerful and compete with each other
Hard power
A state forces others to do what they want, the target is usually less powerful
Smart power
Combination of hard power of coercion and payment with soft power of persuasion and attraction
Soft power
Use of manipulation and influence on another state
Economic power
Can be coercive (hard) or persuasive (soft) in a smart power approach. GDP & Per capita GDP
Military Power
Use as force Ex. war. Or to help in case of natural disaster or war zone
Diplomacy
Negotiation between nations
Cyber power
Empowering people (and states) via the internet (e.g. twitter campaigns & AI)
Structural power
Getting people to think of power in the same way you do
GDP
Gross Domestic Product- the total market value of all final goods and services produced annually in an economy
Development aid
aid given to a country from another to help develop its economy
Jamal Khashoggi
A Saudi Arabia-born journalist, a columnist for The Washington Post, who was assassinated in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 2, 2018. His death is thought to have been ordered by the Saudi prince and leader, Mohammad bin Salman.
Power transitions theory
the tendency towards war between an emerging power and an existing great power in conflict over which will be the int. power
AUKUS
Australia, UK and USA signed military deal to control China's expansion into the South China Sea.
Conflict in the south China sea
-China is trying to extend its maritime limits (EEZ) by building artificial islands and occupying deserted islands such as the spratly islands
-Using Cabbage strategy- surrounding contested islands with boats to block of access
-This is too increase its military presence offshore, get access to the large reserves of natural resources within this area, and try and control trade routes through this area
2016 ICJ ruling on SCS
Countries in Asia and the US debated on the 9-dash line in the South China Sea.
2006 UNSC resolution 1701
The ending of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, with the Council calling for a permanent ceasefire to be based on the creation of a buffer zone
Sovereignty
States are classified as sovereign if they are independent not controlled by other territories or states. They are governd by a single gov.
Internal Sovereignty
Has to be an agreement within the nations's population that the state is legitimant and the holders of the rights of the people
External Sovereignty
Refers to the capacity of the state to act independently and autonomously on the world stage
Democracy
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Authoritarian
Not elected or accountable to the pop. The people have no means to influence or remove gov.
Federal
A nat. gov. with significant power and sub governments at the local level with the power to make and enforce laws
Unitary
A nat. gov. with even stronger powers reserved ti the nat. gov.
Monarchy
King holds sovereignty power until death or abdication. May vary in the amount of power they hold.
Theocracy
Power is held by religious leaders, policies are based on religious standards
Fragile state
Can be any form of gov. but internal sovereignty is weak.
Treaty of Westphalia
Ended Thirty Years War in 1648. Granted right to individual rulers within the Holy Roman Empire to choose their own religion-either Protestant or Catholic
Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties
Permanent pop. and Defined territories and boundaries, Effective gov., Capacity and legitimacy to enter into relations with other states
Max Weber
German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology (1864-1920)
Alexander Wendt
"All organized killing would ultimately be accountable to the global sovereign""Organized violence is collective to the whole system"
Interdependence
Mutual reliance between two or more groups. These influence each others economic, political fortunes so that chaos in one nation can influence nations and conditions on the other side of the globe
Globalization
The process by which the world's local, national, and regional economies, societies, and cultures are becoming increasingly integrated and connected.
Great ressesion
It began in December of 2007 and ended in mid-2009 due to high mortgages and the decrease of banks.
The Greek debt crisis
The sovereign debt crisis faced by Greece in the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2007-08.
It reached the populace as a series of sudden reforms and austerity measures that led to impoverishment and loss of income and property, as well as a small-scale humanitarian crisis. In all, the Greek economy suffered the longest recession of any advanced capitalist economy to date
Trade wars
Countries impose tariffs or other restrictions on goods from another nation to eliminate trade deficit
European union
Hybrid IGO
-Grows a # of trade and other int. agreements between France and Germany after WWII. Helps Europe politically and economically.
WTO (World Trade Organization)
Considered with the regulation of international trade
World Bank
A specialized agency of the United Nations that makes loans to countries for economic development, trade promotion, and debt consolidation.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
an international organization that acts as a lender of last resort, providing loans to troubled nations, and also works to promote trade through financial cooperation
Communal action problems-Space junk
Literally junk (satellite debris) orbiting fast enough to slice a human bone
Number of actors problems
To many groups debating in a conflict
Free-rider problem
The problem of people not joining because they can benefit from the group's activities without joining.
Tragedy of the Commons
situation in which people acting individually and in their own interest use up commonly available but limited resources, creating disaster for the entire community
UN Security Council
A body of five great powers (which can veto resolutions) and ten rotating member states, which makes decisions about international peace and security including the dispatch of UN peacekeeping forces.
UN council on human rights
United Nations body whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world.
NATO
An alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country; US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries
Global Governance
the way states organize themselves, make agreements and tackle shared challenges above national level, usually through international organizations with clear rules
Strategic alliances
informal cooperation among states where formal treaties are not signed. (Ex. AUKUS)
International court of justice
A court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations
Millennium Development Goals
Eight international development goals that all members of the United Nations have agreed to achieve by 2015
Sustainable development goals
Seventeen goals adopted by the U.N. in 2015 to reduce disparities between developed and developing countries by 2030.