Wars
war fought to achieve only specific goals
Limited War
the right to use power
authority
An international treaty, signed in 1968, that aims to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
An economic system based on private ownership of capital
capitalism
armed conflict between actors with highly unequal military capabilities, such as when rebel groups or terrorists fight strong states
asymmetric warfare
A group organized by rank
hierarchy
a collection of autonomous and subsidiary organisations administered by the UN Secretariat and led by the collective will of the organisation's member states
United Nations system
nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons intended to kill or harm on a large scale
WMD (weapons of mass destruction)
the channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort
toal war
(n) a lack of government and law; confusion
anarchy
An international conference in New Hampshire in July 1944 that established the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Bretton Woods
systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
Genocide
Intra-state warfare, typical in the post-cold war period, that is aimed neither at the sovereignty of an enemy state, nor at seizing control of the state apparatus of the country in which it is being waged
Post-Westphalian war
An economic system based on private ownership of capital
Capitalism
An array of policy recommendations generally advocated by developed-country economists and policy makers starting in the 1980s, including trade liberalization, privatization, openness to foreign investment, and restrictive monetary and fiscal policies
Washington Consensus
the 19th century Prussian general and military theorist, defined war "as an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will."
Carl von Clausewitz