POLI 150 Chapter 5 Flashcards

alliances

institutions that help their members cooperate military in the event of a war

balance of power

a situation in which the military capabilities of two states are roughly equal

bandwagoning

a strategy in which states join forces with the stronger side in a conflict

entrapment

the condition of being dragged into an unwanted war because of the opportunistic actions of an ally

NATO

an alliance formed in 1949 among the US, Canada and most of the states of western europe in response to the threats posed by the soviet union. it requires the members to consider an attack on any one of them as an attack on all

warsaw pact

a military alliance formed in 1955 to bring together the Soviet Union and its cold war allies in eastern europe and elsewhere. dissolved on march 31, 1991 as the cold war ended.

league of nations

a collective security organization founded in 1945 after ww1. the league ended in 1946 and was replaced by the UN.

UN

a collective security organization founded in 1945 after ww2. with over 190 members, the UN includes all recognized states.

collective security organizations

broad based institutions that promote peace and security among their members. examples include the league of nations and the UN.

genocide

intentional and systematic killing aimed at eliminating an identifiable group of people, such as an ethnic or religious group.

humanitarian interventions

interventions designed to relieve humanitarian crises stemming from civil conflicts or large scale human rights abuses, including genocide.

UN security council

the main governing body of the UN, which has the authority to identify threats to international peace and security and to prescribe the organization’s response, including military and or economic sanctions.

permanent 5

the five permanent members of the UN security council: the US, britain, france, russia, and china

veto power

the ability to prevent the passage of a measure through a unilateral act, such as a single negative vote

peace enforcement operation

a military operation in which force is used to make and or enforce peace among warring parties that have not agreed to end their fighting

peacekeeping operation

an operation in which troops and observers are deployed to monitor a case fire or peace agreement.