Nuclear Deterrence
The ability to deliver a nuclear counterstrike even after having been hit by an opponent’s first strike
What is Second-strike Capability
This resulted in
What is the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
If the system lacks a legitimate, hierarchical, enforceable structure of authority and control, it is
What is Anarchic
Hugo Grotius, John Locke, and Immanuel Kant are all considered contributors to
What is Liberalism
Constructivism does not assume that states are ________.
What is Rational Actors
A policy of using nuclear weapons to deter aggression and guarantee allies’ security
What is Extended Deterrence
The Soviet policies of political openness and economic restructuring in the late 1980s were called
What are glasnost and perestroika
When states are presumed to make the best possible decision, based on a set of priorities, they are described as
Rational Actors
The school of thought that argues that anarchy and violence of the international system can be overcome by international institutions promoting cooperation is called
Liberalism (e.g. Regime Theory/Neoliberal Institutionalism)
The idea that anarchy is simply what individuals make of it reflects the
What is Constructivist Paradigm
The use of nuclear weapons to target a nation's military forces and weapons systems.
What is Counterforce Targeting
This scholar's article called _____________ suggests that international politics after the Cold War will be characterized by conflicts between civilizations seeking to defend their traditions, beliefs, and territory.
Who is Samuel P. Huntington
The "_________" theory advanced by Kenneth Waltz ignored human nature and focused on the effects of the international system
What is Structural Neorealist
__________ refers to the idea that there is a potential for mutual benefits in relationships between states, such as engaging in trade with states in the international system.
What is Variable Sum
Constructivists believe that states’ _____________ are created, both for themselves and each other, by the process of accumulated actions and interactions
What are Identities
The use of nuclear weapons against an enemy's population centers
What is Countervalue Targeting
In response to fighting between Serbian troops and separatist forces in Kosovo, ______ launched air strikes against Serbian forces in 1999
Who is NATO?
A politically organized body of people usually occupying a definite territory, especially one that is sovereign
What is a State
Member states joined OPEC to use the organization to further their mutual interests while at the same time putting measures in place to prevent any one member from taking advantage of the other members’ willingness to cooperate. This illustrates which variant of liberalism?
Regime theory/Neoliberal institutionalism
For feminist scholars, ___________________ is the category of analysis.
What is Gender
The technology of launching several warheads on one ICBM or SLBM
What is Multiple Independent Reentry Vehicles (MIRV)
A protest movement in Tunisia led to the 2010s phenomenon known as the ________ _______
The most important factor in the realist paradigm is
What is National Security
A state’s ability to attract allies through the legitimacy of its policies and their underlying values is
What is a Soft Power
The Marxist term for the developing world is ________.
What is Periphery