Acronyms & Abbreviations Flashcards
Questions 24 & 25
LDCs
Least Developed Countries
NSC
National Security Council
NPT
Non-Proliferation Treaty (of Nuclear Weapons)
QDR
Quadrennial Defense Review
BMD
Ballistic Missile Defence
COIN
Counterinsurgency
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
WMD
Weapons of Mass Destruction
R2P
Responsibility to Protect
OPEC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
BRIC
Brazil, Russia, India, China (strengthen economic cooperation and challenge the power of Western nations)
USMCA
US-Mexico-Canada FTA
G-7
Group of Seven (an intergovernmental political and economic forum)
OAS
Organization of American States
BRI
Belt and Road Initiative
OBOR
“One-Belt-One-Road”
AUKUS
Australia-UK-US trilateral security partnership
- Events used as a shorthand term for a concept or “lesson of history” (9)
What lessons are these events shorthand for?
Munich
Cuban Missile Crisis
Vietnam
Black Hawk Down
Dien Bien Phu
Srebrenica
Versailles
Rwanda
The Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, 1994
Munich
Appeasing an adversary’s demands may defuse a crisis, but it can also increase the chances of war by emboldening that adversary to demand more.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Mutual Assured Destruction: realization that nuclear war could happen very quickly and without warning
Vietnam
the importance of clear goals and strategies, and the need for the right motivations to intervene in a conflict
Black Hawk Down
a cautionary tale about the complexities, risks, and unintended consequences of military interventions
Dien Bien Phu
what happens when you underestimate the enemy
Srebrenica
a tragic symbol of international intervention failure to protect civilians and prevent genocide, shaping debates and policies in international relations, humanitarian interventions, and human rights advocacy
Versailles
the consequences of failing to resolve underlying issues and the challenges of maintaining peace after conflict with cooperation among nations
Rwanda
a tragic reminder of the devastating consequences of international inaction in the face of genocide and the imperative for the international community to uphold its responsibility to protect vulnerable populations from mass atrocities; continues to influence discussions and policies in international relations, humanitarian interventions, and human rights advocacy
The Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, 1994
a case study highlighting the complexities of security agreements, the challenges of balancing national interests with international commitments, and the importance of trust, deterrence, and diplomacy in promoting global peace and stability
