American Power & Rising Powers

Question 1

Collective action

Answer 1

Def: action by group to enhance positions and reach common objective
Sig:

Question 2

2002 National Security Strategy

Answer 2

Def: New US policy to take more preemptive measures in global affairs because of new dangers in the world, other states domestic matters became important to the US which was in a unique position to deal with them

Question 3

BRICS

Answer 3

Def: IGO consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, many of the rising economic powers of the world
Sig: There is the question of whether their existence will challenge US hegemony

Question 4

Fungibility

Answer 4

Def: ability of good or asset to be interchanged with another of like kind

Question 5

Linkage politics

Answer 5

Def: Cooperative behavior in one setting influences prospects and cooperation in another
Sig: functional/artificial

Question 6

Hard power

Answer 6

Def: resources that use coercion (military and economic)

Question 7

Soft power

Answer 7

Def: resources that use persuasion and seduction (culture, political values, policies…)