Chapter 5 Flashcards
Alliances
Institutions that help their members cooperate militarily in the event of a war.
Types of Alliances
- Offensive
- Defensive
- Symmetric
- Asymmetrical
Balance of Power
A situation in which 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
How to Make Alliances Successful
- Alliances must convince adversaries that states will fight together.
- Alliances must make it more likely that states fight on behalf of another than with the absence of an alliance.
How to Make Alliances Successful pt 2
- Strength of common interests
- Ability of alliance to alter member preferences
- Effectiveness of convincing the adversary
- Limit risks of entrapment
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
An alliance formed in 1949 among the US, Canada, and most of the states of Western Europe in response to the threat posed by the Soviet Union. The alliances require the members to consider an attack on any one of them as an attack on all.

Warsaw Pact
A military alliance formed in 1955 to bring together the Soviet Union and its Cold War allies in Eastern Europe and elsewhere. It dissolved on March 31, 1991, as the Cold War ended.
Collective Security Organizations
Broad-based institutions that promote peace and security among their members. Examples include the League of Nations and the United Nations.
Humanitarian interventions
Interventions designed to relieve humanitarian crises stemming from civil conflicts or large-scale human rights abuses, including genocide.
Genocide

Intentional and systematic killing aimed at eliminating an identifiable group of people such as an ethnic or religious group.
League of Nations
collective security council founded in 1919 after World War I. Ended in 1946
United Nations
a collective security organization founded in 1945 after World War II. Has over 190 members.
Security Council
The main governing body of the United Nations, which has the authority to identify threats to international peace and security and to prescribe the organization’s response, including military and/or economic sanctions.
United Nations
The P5
Five permanent members of the security council include Russia, United States, UK, France, and China. Has the authority to identify threats to international peace and security and to prescribe the organization’s response, including military and/or economic sanctions.