Overview of International Relations
what are the 4 aspects of a state?
1) defined territory
2) defined population
3) government
4) sovereignty
according to vice provost edelstein and professor arend, these three categories encompass all instruments of foreign policy
military, economic, and diplomacy
(hint: new york...)
according to prof. arends, what are the 3 sources of ethics
1) religion
2) natural law
3) convention (social contract)
what is the name of the ai generated drone that is predicted to be used to target threats
slaughter bot
this state structure theory if IR claims the world is defined by multiple strong states (who shape the IR system) pulling weaker states into alliances with them, with some states in the system not allying with any of the "stronger states."
diffuse block system
who are the most important actors in the international system?
state actors
what agency helps with disaster relief, poverty relief, cooperation and socioeconomic development
USAID (us agency on international development)
this philosophical framework views the state of nature as anarchial chaos and that states are primary actors in the international system, looking out for their own self interests but also believes that international, institutional organizations have the ability to influence and change states behavior.
neoliberal institutionalism
name 3 national security priorities
1) the national security strategy
2) the national defense strategy (NDS)
3) the national intelligence priorities framework (NIPF)
while philosophical goals, secutiry goals, economic goals, and humanitarian goals are often motivators of states in the international system, what does prof. arend claim is the ultimate goals of very state?
(hint: to accumulate...)
power
this governing body and law lay out sea territory and rights. it defines the specific nautical miles a state has territorial claim, resource claim, and military claim over, as well as where international waters lie.
united nations convention on the law of the sea or law of the sea treaty
what is intelligence
1) product
22) process
3) agency
what was the bretton woods conference of 1944
international conference where the gold standard was internationally adopted and the international bank system was created. it marked the most widespread international economic conference and forever changed international trade and financing.
what type of terror is most common in the usa (hint: its homegrown) and what is the typical profile of the terrorists
right wing terror and (young) white men
name at least one member of the UN who does not, technically, have sovereignty
marshall islands, micronesia, palau
at a may 23rd, 2022 press conference in japan, former president biden caused controversy by indicating that he would be willing to get involved in the military if china invades what island?
taiwan
who established the national security council, when (approx.), and why?
truman, 1947 (or- post WWII or- pre cold war), to staff the president and ensure american intelligence is well developed and "all-american" sourced (grow our intelligence power)
why was salim hamdams conviction overturned by the us supreme court?
the court system declared it illegal under international law to prosecute hamdam in an american military tribunal for the crime or terrorism as
1) only war crimes are prosecuted by international law and
2) he was given unfair representation (american military court, american military jury, american prosecute, and american military defender)
name at least 3 of the 4 effects of nuclear weapon use
1) fallout
2) blast
3) fire
4) electromagnetic pulse
there are 6 steps of a state can take to encourage or force another state to comply with their wish (the methods of interaction). what are those 6 steps?
1) persuasion
2) offer rewards
3) grant rewards
4) threaten punishment
5) inflict non violent punishment
6) inflict violent punishment
what are vice provost edelsteins 4 c's of coercion (or- what are the 4 defining characteristics of a credible threat to use force).
1) capability
2) credibility
3) communication
4) calculation
these 4 sources make up the intelligence collection
1) human intelligence (HUMINT)
2) measurements and signatures intelligence (MASINT)
3) signals intelligence (SIGNT)
4) imagery intelligence (IMINT)
name atleast 3 ways in which international law is enforced (hint: "the un" is not an answer --> but some divisions within the un are)
1) un security council
2) inernational tribunals (ijc and icc)
3) reciprocal enforcement
4) domestic enforcement
5) unilateral actions in the field
what does the first strike nuclear doctrine refer to?
"use them rather than lose them," or the decree that a state will use up their aresenal to destroy yours either
1) if they have a credible belief you will attack or
2) immediately following any attack on that state