International Security
According to this theory, exploitative economic relations are the main source of war.
Bonus: How do you end war according to this theory?
What is Marxism?
Bonus: End Capitalism.
The goal of this international trade strategy is always to maximize exports over imports.
What is mercantilism?
The three types of IOs that we focused on this semester.
Bonus: What are the key differences between them?
What are IGOs, Supranational Organizations, and INGOs?
Bonus: Who the members are and the power they have in relation to the organization.
The reasons that states rarely break international law.
What is: states typically don't agree to follow laws they intend on breaking.
This country follows a different calendar called the Ge'ez calendar, which is about 7–8 years behind the Gregorian calendar.
What is Ethiopia?
The orthodox realist view of international security.
Bonus: What are some of the problems associated with this view?
What is peace through strength?
Bonus: Guns vs. Butter; Increases Tension; Temptation to use weapons; Arms races
This theory focuses on why LDCs are always poorer than the developed countries of the global north.
What is dependency theory?
These international organizations foster cooperation between citizens, interest groups, and states, on specific issues such as nature conservation.
What are INGOs?
The reason that the international community struggles to have universal laws?
What is sovereignty?
The two types of disarmament treaties.
Bonus: Explain the difference.
What is qualitative and quantitative disarmament?
This theory suggests that a specific regime type explains the lack of conflict between countries.
What is the democratic peace?
The various ways a state can discourage imports is called this.
Bonus: Provide Examples.
What is protectionism?
Bonus: Tariffs, Quotas, Subsidies, Exchange Rates, etc.
This is what is at stake, according to Liberals, when state's consider acting against the norm.
What is reputation?
The sources for international law.
What are treaties and norms?
Another way this may be written are conventions and customs.
NATO is an example of this type of agreement between states.
Bonus: Name the other and provide an example.
What is collective defense?
Bonus: Collective Security, League of Nations
These two concepts are essential for deterrence to be effective.
What are credibility and communication?
According to at least one author we read, capitalism is inherently flawed. If that is true then how does capitalism sustain itself?
Bonus: Who is the author?
What is colonization/imperalism?
Bonus: Who is Lenin?
According to this theory, IGOs have their own institutional (independent) interests, focusing on maintaining relevance and increasing budgets.
What is bureaucratic politics?
The way the three schools of thought view International Law?
Realists -> IL reflects the distribution of power throughout the world, not the will of the world. (bad)
Liberals -> IL reflects the strenuous efforts of multiple states coming together and advancing rules that benefit all. (good)
Marxists -> IL reflects the distribution of wealth throughout the world, benefiting the bourgeois solely. (bad)
The trade off in both IO design and IL design that actors must make when it to comes to their inception.
What is Depth vs. Width?
The two mechanisms for democratic peace.
What are democratic norms and democratic institutions?
DAILY DOUBLE:
Explain the logic behind why liberals believe that economic policy can affect peace. What are the key terms associated?Economic Interdependence/Embedded Liberalism: Hurting others will hurt yourself. This leads to a decrease in absolute gains...which is bad. Rational actors think long-term.
According to these reasons IGO membership promotes peace.
What is conflict mediation? What is coercion? What is information sharing? What is socialization?
The two viewpoints regarding international law and compliance can be summed up as:
What are the cynical and optimistic views?
Cynical = Selection effect
Optimist = Overall beneficial
The Liberal solution to most problems of international relations can be seen by this geometric argument.
The Kantian Tripod for Perpetual Peace.