Exam Preparation Cards

Question 1

Explain the Bush II Doctrine

Answer 1

Not as much an FP doctrine as a NSS national security strategy

Question 2

what did it contain(bush doctrine)

Answer 2

Identified perceived threats from both state and non state actors in a post cold war/911 enviroment. contained 5 major points

1. identified the threats from weak falling or collapsed states in the context of terrorism
2. the threat posed by rogue states and terrorist entities obtaining wmd;s
3. argued that deterent and containment policies where no longer affective agaisnt these new threats
4. stated US policy of premeptive strikes, and clearly stated its intention to do so
5. argued for the strengthing of long range strike capability.

Question 3

what effects did its implemntation have?(bush Doctrine)

Answer 3

kyoto accord ABM treaty unliterlism diregard for international values and norms

Question 4

Monroe doctrine

Answer 4

corner stone of American FP

Question 5

what is it monroe doc

Answer 5

The doctrine formulated in the 1820’s was a FP designed to limit any intervention in the us sphere of influence

Question 6

main points monroe doc

Answer 6

prohibited interferance in the American colonies, us declared it would act militarily to prevent former colonial powers and European nations from interfering in The America’s,this was applied in various places inc Cuba Mexico panama Columbia (drug wars)

Question 7

Russian FP

Answer 7

Brezhnez Doctrine

Question 8

Limited Soverignty

Answer 8

Basic tentants stated where, 1, that the USSR would intervene militarly if required to support socialist governments in eastern Europe, 2. That no Warsaw pact country(WTO) would be allowed to leave the block, 3. that their could be no move towards captalistic systems of governance. 4. was recognized in the Helsinki accords in 1975,

Question 9

post soviet era

Answer 9

NPT new political thinking, glasnost ,peristroki

Question 10

blair doctrine

Answer 10

based on a Just war doctrine, argued that powerful nations should intervence in the affairs of others. had 5 points 1. accurate intel 2, diplomacy ineffective 3. military options sustainable and propotatnt 4. contains a long term comittiment. 5. involves national interest

Question 11

implementation blair doctrine

Answer 11

Presidental in nature US style, Small group of policy advisors, drawn from failures of clinton admin Kosovo somalia argued Us isolationaim woulsd be dangerous
influence of big oil? and outside interest

Question 12

cameron doctrine

Answer 12

while supporting intervention, chose to work more closely with the French Chirac and cameron announce lancaster house agreements. ! increased military tech sharing, intel sharing joint expeditinary force force interoperabilbilty and cooperation on anti terror operations and intel. gianed nato support for libya intervention.

Question 13

East China Sea

Answer 13

Dispute,s involving China, Japan and south Korea over their respective(EEZ) exclusive economic zones disputes surround the UNCLOS definitions of soverign terriotories. China claims terriotory by virtue of Prolongated Contentnantal shelf while Japan uses the tradinational 200 miles baseline measure as used universally to determine maritme boundries. large fas reserves, SK and China are argueing over the socatra rock on which SK has built a reaserach station in an area chine claims is within its own EEZ

Question 14

The Yoshida Doctrine

Answer 14

Named after prime minister shigeru yoshida post wwII FPis based around article 9 Jap constituation (peace cluase) based on economics and tech as the means to power, avoids defence issues bandwagonong on US defence. self Defenxce forces only , non nuclear, mainstay of japanese FP to date not designed for a post cold war enviroment

Question 15

Indra doctrine

Answer 15

5 point plan. 1. non intervention in other states affairs
2. rejection of external intervention in south asian affairs. 3. india is a regional great power and regional balancer (china pakistan and iran) 4. military self suffeicent with no formal allainces. 5. power balancing in strategic bipolarity with Pakistan as both nations are nuclear powers.

Question 16

new start treaty

Answer 16

replaces Moscow treaty(sort) desidned to limit no’s of Nuclear missile launchers by half as well as limiting no of deployed warheads to 1550 and decreasing Submarine launched missles(SlBM’S) ICBM’S and heavy Bombers fitted for nuclear deployment to 800, insections and monitioring in pllace to ensure complinance.

Question 17

Anti ballistic missile treaty

Answer 17

signed in 1972 was designed to limit the number of missiles and sites designed to house anti ICBM missiles. treaty remained in place until 2001 when bush withdraw from the treaty. in line with NSS policy

Question 18

perphiery doctrine

Answer 18

isrealie FP , designed by david ben gurion priminster of isreal in 1948, centrered around isrealis need to for alliances with non arab states to counter the united arab front formed agaisnt it. included iran which was non belligrent bewtween 48-73 and under the Shia prvided isreal with oil during the 1973 yom kipor war. arms deals to gahians gas supplies from cyprus and a mutal security agreement with turkey in 1959 as well as assisting with emigration for ethopian jews.