International Institutions
An intergovernmental organization whose goal is to settle disputes through diplomacy instead of war
What is the UN
An Actor that seeks to create a new independent state out of a portion of an existing state's territory
What is a Seperatist
The basic unit of analysis in International Relations
What is an Actor
An effort to preserve the existing nature of affairs through force
What is Deterrence
The alliance that includes the United States, Canada and much of Europe
What is Nato
What are Collective Security organizations
Armed conflict between Actors of highly unequal military capabilities
What is Asymmetrical Warfare
A set of rules or norms that influence International Relations
What is an Institution
A good that cannot be divided without losing its value
What is an Indivisible Resource
What is Bandwagoning
The primary governing body of the UN, which is made up of a 15 member council and whose decisions are legally binding
What is the UNSC
A resource with low barriers to market and a high value
What is a Lootable Resource
When the choices of two or more actors result to produce a political outcome
What is an Interaction
A situation that arises to give a significant advantage to a conflict to the state that attacks first
What is the First Strike Advantage
An alliance between the Soviet Union and several Eastern European states during the Cold War
What is the Warsaw Pact
The 5 nations who hold permanent seats on the security council
What are the US, UK, France, Russia and China
An Actor that seeks to make the the territory of one country the territory of another
What is an Irredentist
An Interaction where one Actor's gains do not negatively impact the other Actor
What is Cooperation
The willingness of an Actor to bear costs in order to acquire particular good
What is Resolve
What is Entrapment
An operation conducted by the UN where one or more countries invite UN forces to help prevent the conflict from restarting or to help the Actors involved to disarm.
What is a peacekeeping operation
A conflict where two opposing states fight each other by supporting opposite sides in a civil war
What is a Proxy War
The idea that a nation is the supreme authority over its territory regarding internal affairs
What is Sovereignty
A strategy in which adervasies increase the risk of accidental war with the hope that the other side will make concessions or "Blink"
What is Brinkmanship
The only time in the history of NATO that article 5 has been involked
What was the aftermath of September 11 in Afghanistan