Definition: when the interests and capabilities of states are affected by their geographical positions
What is geopolitics
100
Name at least one level of analysis (out of three)
What is the individual/domestic/international level
100
What level of analysis do realists work in?
What is the international level
100
Definition: actions by a state intended to heighten security motivates other states to respond with similar measures, thus reducing security
What is the security dilemma
100
Name the term: in his 1961 farewell address, President Eisenhower warned of an alliance between industry, military, and politicians.
What is iron triangle/military-industrial complex
200
Definition: to increase a state's capabilities in an effort to suppress a growing aggressor
What is internal balancing
200
Name at least one international system structure (i.e. patterns in which states make up to balance each other) (out of three)
What is unipolarity/bipolarity/multipolarity
200
What three terms best explain state/domestic/individual interactions according to constructivists?
What are ideas, values, and norms
200
Name one example from Krasner (2001) explaining why "sovereignty was never quite as vibrant as many contemporary observers suggest" (20)
What is state occupation/colonialism/imperialism/IO
200
Name one state that would best fit into the core category in world systems theory
What is US, China, Canada, France, South Korea, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Italy... etc.
300
Definition: a reckless bargaining strategy of increasing the probability of a highly destructive outcome in the hope that the other side will concede
What is brinkmanship
300
Name at least one strategy for successful nuclear deterrence (out of four)
What is second-strike capability; anti-ballistic missile shield; "tie hands"; convey irrationality
300
According to liberalists, what makes anarchy manageable?
What are international institutions
300
Morgenthau (1948) states that [BLANK] should not obstruct rationality
What is morality/ethics
300
Recent escalation in Turkish-Russian relations is a perfect example of [BLANK]: Russia alleges that it was bombing Islamic State; Turkey alleges incident occurred on Turkish soil
What is misinformation or incomplete information; also accept incentives to misrepresent
400
Definition: electoral consequences of issuing empty threats or failing to honor commitments
What are audience costs
400
Name at least one type of deterrence (out of three)
What is general/immediate/extended
400
True or False: realists and liberalists both agree that states are rational and self-interested
True!
400
According to realists, there are two potential causes of war; name one
What is deliberate, intentional behavior/inadvertent processes
400
The Falklands War is an example of [BLANK]: British prime minister Margaret Thatcher benefited politically from the war, sending approval ratings from 29% to 51%
What is rally 'round the flag effect/diversionary war
500
Definition: a central authority with the ability to make and enforce laws, rules, and decisions within a specified territory
What is a state
500
Name at least one strategy for surviving in anarchy 9out of four)
What is balancing/buck-passing/bandwagoning/appeasement
500
Finish this famous constructivist sentence: "anarchy is what states..."
What is "...states make of it"
500
Wilson's 14 Points speech led to the creation of what international institution?
What is the League of Nations
500
This is an example of [BLANK]: early last year, Kim Jong-Un, leader of North Korea, proposed the resumption of negotiations with US over nuclear arms proliferation, after a history of defecting on negotiations since late 1990s
What is cheap talk/commitment problems/weak credibility