Realism
True or False: Realists consider individuals to be the most important actors in international relations.
False. (States are the main actors for realists)
True or False: Liberals believe cooperation is possible despite the anarchy that exists in the international system.
True
What 1648 treaty established the current idea of the "nation-state" system?
Treaty of Westphalia
The following is a definition of what type of actor in IR? "A political unit with laws and institutions that establish authority within a specific territory and people."
states
On what type of power do realists focus?
military power
What President is most famous for advancing liberal international policy following World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
What does IGO stand for in international relations? Give one example of an IGO.
Intergovernmental organization
Examples: UN, EU, OPEC, OAS, ASEAN, AU, ECOWAS, etc.
What are the four scientific levels of analysis in political science?
global, interstate, domestic, individual
Name two famous realists.
Thuchydides, Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Waltz, Morgenthau, etc.
What is the difference between a nation and a state in international relations?
state=political unit
nation=people
What does it mean that a realist considers a state to be a unitary actor/black box?
What is the name of the policy that Great Britain first employed with Hitler prior to World War II in an attempt to preserve peace?
appeasement
Give three examples of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).
Amnesty International, Oxfam, Greenpeace, Rotary International, some religious organizations, etc.
Explain the difference between relative gains versus absolute gains. Which theory (realist/liberal) is concerned with which type of gains?
Realist- relative
Liberal- Absolute
What are at least three assumptions of realism?
states=main actor, states are unitary, military power is supreme, idea of anarchy, states are rational, etc.
What are three components of the Kantian Democratic Peace Theory?
democratic regimes
economic interdependence
international institutions
What was the one time that Article 5 of the NATO Treaty was invoked?
After 9/11 (collective security clause- don't have to say this to get points though)
Genocide Convention definition
Genocide Convention specifically says INTENTION to exterminate a specific group people. Ethnic cleansing involves forcing a group of people out of an area.