Chapter 5 Flashcards
Global war on terror
A worldwide military campaign to defeat no state terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda and the rogue states that support them
Rogue states
States that seek systematically to acquire nuclear weapons with the possible intent of passing them on to no state terrorists
Failed states
States whose domestic institutions have collapsed
Prestige
A Nations reputation for using force credibly and prudently to stabilize the status quo
Asymmetric threat and warfare
The exploitation of technology and psychology to target the peripheral vulnerabilities of a larger foe
Terrorism
The use of violence against innocent civilians to advance political aims
Piracy
Acts of violence at sea carried out to exact ransom or policy changes to support terrirism
Cyber warfare
Software attacks against countries computer systems controlling defense and other strategic operations
Partition
The separation of hostile ethnic or religious groups into different territories or states
Ethnic cleansing
The systematic persecution torture and killings or removal of a religious or ethnic group with the intent to take over the territory of that group
Ethno-national communities
Groups of people in which ethnic and national identities overlap substantially
Great power group
Assorted informal groupings of the major economic and financial powers known as the G 7 G8 and G 20
