Polarity
In this system they control the most material resources (military capability, production capacity, wealth, etc)
What are great powers?
He was famous for arguing that 'war is politics by other means'
Who is Von Clausewitz
This is the logic that security competition can never be escaped in international politics. The flawed nature of humanity has created a trap.
What is fatalistic logic?
Policing, Intelligence, and Security are all important aspects of this.
What is Counter-Terrorism
they are the largest contributor to the President's Daily Brief
What is the CIA?
This was the prolonged period of friction between the US and the USSR
What was the Cold War?
This is the use of threat to get an adversary to act.
What is Compellence
This is the shared beliefs and behaviors of militaries - derived from common experiences and historical narratives - that shape identities, influence relationships, and affect the manner in which armed forced define and achieve their security objectives
What is strategic culture?
This West German terrorist group was comprised mainly of middle-class leftists
What was the Baader Meinhof Gang?
This is a common reprisal by a foreign state, force, or grip after a covert operation is revealed
What is Blowback
This is a system where one country is dominant.
What is a unipolar system?
This philosophy of war is seen as a scourge of God or the by-product of human nature
What is the cataclysmic philosophy of war
This culture is relatively new and is highly bureaucratic.
What is peacekeeping culture
They were the band of 'holy warriors' funded by the US and several Islamic governments who fought the Soviets after the 1980 invasion of Afghanistan
What is the Mujahiddin?
Reconnaissance, Monitoring and Analysis are all forms of this
What is Surveillance?
This system characterized the pre World War I European continent with many strong nations.
What is a multi-pole system?
This is characterized by among other things, high reliance on technology and low social participation
What is the Western War of War
This is a two level game that is often characterized by the 'other minds' problem
What is a security dilemma?
This is where a Terrorist group directs its message/act
What is an Audience?
This high flying aircraft was piloted by Francis Gary Powers when he was shot down over the Soviet Union
What is the U-2?
This is the theory that the international system will remain more stable in a unipolar configuration with a single song state.
What is hegemonic stability theory?
This form of coercion requires no threat or use of force
What is consensual strategy
This is the idea that competition can be ameliorated or dampened but never eliminated
What is Mitigator logic?
His philosophy was hugely influential in the creation of Islamic fundamentalism and al Qaeda
Who was Sayyed Qutb?
This Intelligence Alliance is comprised of the US, UK, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada
What is the Five Eyes?