IR Theories I
__________ is a sub-field of study that considers how entities interact across boundaries on issues such as economics, global governance, foreign policy decision-making, development, international security, diplomacy, and more.
International Relations
These are the three levels of analysis, according to Kenneth Waltz's "Man, the State, and War."
Individual, State, Systemic
Lasting a few decades, the __________ War in 1648 concludes through recognition of sovereignty within a territorial space through a multilateral treaty in Europe.
Thirty Years War
According to Liberalism, these three elements foster peace and cooperation.
Economic interdependence, international organizations, and shared democracy
Greenland is not the United States. It is a part of this country
Denmark
These two contemporary IR theories share the assumption that states are unitary, rational actors.
What are neorealism and neoliberalism?
The influences of the multinational corporations
State
The __________ refers to the series of agreements that end decades of conflict in 1648 and represents the beginning of the concept of sovereignty within a territorial space.
Peace of Westphalia
This theoretical paradigm focuses on explaining or understanding change at the international level.
Constructivism
This man was the leader of Fascist Italy during World War II.
Who is Benito Mussolini?
This IR theory concerns itself with concepts such as shared behaviors, norms, and social interaction.
What is Constructivism?
Multipolarity is any _________ in which several actors enjoy relatively equal power, such that no single state or coalition of states is able to dominate other actors in the system.
System
Founded in 1949 between European and American states, the __________ includes a security alliance between 30 countries with the fundamental goal of providing collective defense of the member states who consult on security issues and meet at the elite level on a regular basis.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
The largest country in South America, it puts the B in BRICS
Brazil
What brand of realism we would label Trumpian Foreign Policy
Minimal Realism
The age and declining personal influence of Vladimir Putin leading to more aggressive foreign policy actions would be an example of the _______ level of analysis.
Individual
Founded in 1945, the __________ includes a General Assembly made up of all members and a Security Council of the victors of WWII who hold veto power over decisions of this body.
United Nations
Back in the 1980s we supplied them with weapons against the Soviets, in the 1990s they terrorized their own people, and in 2001-2021 the US occupied the country (but they are back in power now).
The Mujahideen AKA the Taliban
A father of classic liberalism, he contributes a lot to the idea of the Social Contract
John Locke
Kenneth Waltz's variant of realism focuses predominantly on this level of analysis. Name both the variant and the level.
Neorealism and Systemic
German philosopher whose theories on peace between democracies contributes to the liberal and constructivist schools of thought long after his passing in 1804
Immanuel Kant
According to Marxism, the institutional locus of the political sphere, as constructed by capitalism, is this.
The state
Three of the five last US presidents (so not Barack or Joe) were born in what year.
1946