Actors in the International System
These are considered the primary actors in the international system and usually have territory, government, population, and sovereignty.
What are states?
This means the ability of one actor to influence the behavior of another.
What is power?
Intelligence is mainly used to gather secret information in order to inform these people.
Who are policymakers?
International law is different from norms because these rules are supposed to be legally this.
What is binding?
Terrorism is often described as this type of warfare between a stronger actor and a weaker actor.
What is asymmetrical warfare?
These actors include the UN, NATO, IMF, World Bank, ASEAN, and the OAS.
What are intergovernmental organizations, or IGOs?
Money, military capability, natural resources, leadership, and negotiating skills are examples of these.
What are sources of power?
These tools can collect images or data across the globe without being physically present.
What are satellites?
This is the key idea behind international law because states must agree to restrict their own behavior.
What is state consent?
Terrorism is hard to define partly because its meaning is politically and morally this.
What is subjective?
These actors include companies like Lockheed Martin, Pfizer, Palantir, and SpaceX.
What are private sector actors?
This international structure has two major powers restraining one another.
What is bipolarity?
This agency conducts covert action and special activities when directed by the president.
What is the CIA?
This long-standing customary law protects diplomats from being arrested or prosecuted by host states.
What is diplomatic immunity?
The 1968 hijacking of this Israeli airline helped mark the shift toward modern media-centered terrorism.
What is El Al?
This term describes a group that sees itself as connected by race, ethnicity, religion, culture, or language.
What are peoples?
In this structure, multiple great powers compete, making the system more complex.
What is multipolarity?
This type of intelligence work protects a state against people spying on it.
What is counterintelligence?
This ethical framework judges actions by whether they produce the greatest overall good and minimize harm.
What is utilitarianism?
These terrorists are motivated by one grievance, such as animal rights, abortion, or environmental issues.
What are single-issue terrorists?
This is why some regions can look like states but still not fully count as states internationally.
What is lack of sovereignty or recognition?
This is the basic problem of the international system where states coexist without a supreme world government.
What is international anarchy?
This U.S. intelligence agency can conduct covert action when directed by the president, with the goal that the action is not publicly tied to the U.S. government.
What is the CIA?
This ethical framework says some actions are wrong even if they might produce good consequences.
What is deontology?
This counterterrorism strategy tries to weaken terrorist groups by disrupting recruitment, fundraising, and community support.
What is counterterrorism through prevention/disruption?