VOCAB MIDTERM 1

International Relations 2223 with Kim at University of Colorado Boulder

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interests

what actors want to achieve through political actions

interactions

ways in which choices of 2 or more actors combine to produce political outcomes

institutions

set of rules known and shared by a shared community that structure political interactions in particular ways

bargaining

interaction which actors must choose that make one better off at the expense of another

cooperation

interaction which two or more actors adopt policies that make at least one actor better off relative to the status quo without making one worse off

mercantilism

system which imperial govts used military power to enrich themselves and their supporrters then used those riches to enhance military power, establish monopolies that controlled trade.

peace of westphalia

settlement that ended 30 years in 1648, created modern state included a general recognition of the principles of sovereignty and nonintervention

sovereignty

state have legal and political supremacy within their territory

hegemony

the predominance of one state over others

paz britannica

time after Napleon's defeat in 1815 and ending in WWI where GB economic and diplomatic influence contributed to economic openness and relative peace.

Gold Standard

what our currency was based off of until the great depression

treaty of versailles

peace treaty between allies and germany that ended WWI on 6/28/1919

league of nations

permanent international security organization formed in aftermath of WWI that was supplanted by UN after WWII

NATO

military alliance created in 1949 that brought together many West Europe power alown with US and Canada that formed US led military led bloc

Bretton Woods System

economic order among allied nations which led to series of cooperative arrangements included a commitment to relatively low barriers to international trade and investment

actors

basic unit for analysis of international politics can be individual groups of people with common interests

state

central authority with ability to make and enforce, laws, rules and decisions within a specified territory

sovereignty

expectation that states have legal and political supremacy or ultimate authority within territorial boundaries

national interests

interests attributed to state itself usually security and power

coordination

type of cooperative interaction in which actors benefit from all making the dame choices

collaboration

collaboration- type of cooperative interactions which actors gain from working together but have incentives to not comply with any agreement

public goods

public goods-socially desirable goods that are nonexcludable and nonrival in consumption such as national defense

collective action problems

collective action problems-obstacles to cooperation that occur when actors have incentives to collaborate but each acts in anticipation that others will play the costs cooperation

free ride

-to fail to contribute to a public while benefiting from the contributions of others

linkage

the linkage of cooperation on one issue to interactions on a second issue

power

power-ability of Actor A to get Actor B to do something that B would otherwise not do. The ability to make a side make concessions without making concessions your self

coercion

coercion- the threat or imposition of costs on other actors in order to change their behavior

outside opinion

alternatives to bargaining with a specific actor

agenda setting power

a first move advantage that helps an actor to secure a more favorable bargain

institutions

institutions- sets of rules known and shared by the community, that structures political interactions in specific ways

interstate war

interstate war-a war in which the main participants are states

civil war

civil war- a war in which the main participants are within the same state such as a government and a rebel group

crisis bargaining

a baraining interaction in which a least one actor threatens to use force in the event that demands are not met

coercive diplomacy

the use of threats to influence the outcome of a bargaining interaction

bargaining range

the set of deals that both parties in a bargaining interaction prefer to the reversion outcome

compellence

effort to change status quo through force

deterrence

effort to preserve status quo through the threat of force

incomplete information

incomplete information- a situation which parties in a strategic interaction lack info about other parties’ interests and or capabilities

resolve

resolve- willingness of an actor to endure costs to acquire some good

risk-return tradeoff

risk-return tradeoff- in crisis bargaining the tradeoff between trying to get a better deal and trying to avoid war

credibility- behavability

A credible threat is a threat that recipient believes will be carried out

brinkmanship

strategy in which adversaries take actions that increase the risk of accidental war, with the hope that the other will blink first

audience costs

negative repercussions for failing to follow through on a threat or to honor a commitment

preventive war

-a war fought with the intention of preventhing a adversary from becoming stronger in the future

first-strike advantage

the situation that arises when military technology, military technology and or geography give significant advantage to whichever state attacks first in war

preemptive war

a war fought with the anticipation that an attack by the other is imminent

indivisible good

a good that cannot be divided with out diminishing its value

bureaucracy

the collection of organizations-including the military, diplomatic corps, and intelligence that carry out most tasks of governance within the state

interest groups

groups of individuals with common interests that organize to influence public policy in a manner that benefits their members

rally effect

tendency for people to become more suppourtive of their country’s government in response to dramatic international events such as war

divisionary incentive

the incentive that state leaders have to start international crises in order to rally public support at home

military-industrial complex

an alliance between military leaders and the industries that benefit from international conflict such as arms manufactueres

democratic peace theory

that democrarcies won’t fight democracies as they have same norms and similar instiutions

accountability

ability to punish or reward leaders for decisions they make as when frequent fair elections enable voters to hold elected officials responsible for their actions by granting or withholding access to political office

alliances

instiutions that help their members cooperate militarily in event of war

balance of power

a situation in which the military capabilities of two states or groups of states are roughly equal

bandwagoning

a strategy in which states join forces with the stronger side in a conflict

UN - United Nations

A collective security organization founded in 1945 after WWII. With over 190 members, includes all recognizable states.

collective security organizations

Broad based institutions that promote peace and security among their members.

genocide

intentional and systematic killing aimed at eliminating an indetifiable group

security council

the main governing body of the UN hast authority to id threats to international peace and security to prescribe the organizations response including military and economic sanctions

5 permanent members of the UN security council: US, GB, France, Russia, China

peacekeeping poeration-

an operation in which troops and observers are deployed to monitor a ceasefire or peace agreement

peace-enforcement operation

a military operation in which force is used to make and 0r enforce peace among warring parties that have not agreed to end their fighting

What are the three I's. define

institutions: set of rules known and shared by a shared community that structure political interactions in particular ways

interactions: how actors and states interact with other actors and states

interests: what actors want to achieve through political actions

what are a states' interests, and examples of a state

security, power, wealth, ideology

US, Canada, China,

Politicians: ascribed interests and examples

reelection/ retention of office, ideology, policy goals

Pres of the US, Prime Minister Of GB

Firms, Industries, or Business Associations: ascribed interests and examples

wealth, profit

General Motors, Sony, pharmaceuticals, National Association of Manufacturers, Business roundtable

Bureaucracies: ascribed interests and examples

budget maximization, influence, policy preferences, ofton summarized by the adage of "where you stand depends on where you sit"

department of defense, department of commerce

international organizations: ascribed interests and examples

as composites of states, they reflect the interests of member states according to their voting power. as organizations, they are assumed to be similar to domestic bureaucracies

NGO's- often transnational or international in scope and membership

normative, ideological, or policy goals; human rights, the environment, religion.

red cross, amnesty international, greenpeace

alignments

states a and b are interacting in a dispute over some good. now, state c also has a stake in the dispute. say that c has common interests with b, meaning that c's ideal point, like b's, is on the far left end of the line. this means the better deal b gets the happier c is. b and c are therefore alligned,

status quo

past policy combinations have produced an outcome. actors are not doing as well as they could, meaning that they could potentially benefit by changing their policies to get closer to the maximum feasible income.

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