Chapter 5 Flashcards
Alliances
institutions that help their members cooperate militarily in the event of a 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 of a conflict
Chain-ganging
the actions of a small number of states drag all their allies to war
NATO
An alliance formed in 1949 among the US, Canada, and Western European states in response to USSR threat. An attack on one was an attack on them all
Warsaw Pact
a military alliance formed in 1955 to bring together the Soviet Union its cold war allies; it dissolved in 1991 as the Cold War ended
League of Nations
A collective security organization founded in 1919 after WWI; Replaced by the UN in 1946
United Nations
A collective security organization founded in 1945 after WWII; with 190 members includes all recognized states
collective security organizations
Broad-based institutions that promote peace and security among their members
Genocide
intentional and systematic killing aimed at eliminating an identifiable group of people, such as an ethnic, or religious group
humanitarian interventions
interventions designed to relieve humanitarian crisis steeming from civil conflicts or large-scale human rights abuses, including genocide
Security Council (UNSC)
the main governing body of the UN, 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
Permanent five (P5)
the five permanet members of the UNSC: US, UK, France , Russia, China
Veto power
the ability to prevent the passage of a measure through a unilateral act, such as a single negative vote
peace-enforcement operation
a military operation in which force is used to make and /or enforce peace among warring parties that have not agreed to end their fighting
