Final Exam review Flashcards by Nevaeh Deloatch

How is the world order able to exist?

-Mutual Gain
-State Interest
-Reciprocity

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What are norms?

Expectations held by national leaders about normal international relations

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What is morality?

An element of power

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Example of norms and morality?

Traditionally non-intervention is the norm, but international morality allows for intervention

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What is the purpose of international organizations and institutions?

to create cooperation and promote reciprocity

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What is Krassners definition of regimes?

They are rules, norms, and procedures in a given issue area.
Ex. Human rights & environmental issues

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NGO stands for?

Non-governmental organization

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IGO stands for?

Inter-governmental organization

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Who are the members of IGOs?

Always states

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What are some regional IGOs?

ASEAN, EU, NAFTO

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What are some issue-based IGOs?

OPEC & WTO

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What are some global IGOs?

UN & IMF

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What is the biggest IGO?

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What system did the League of Nations use to prevent wars?

concert system

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Who was involved in the concert of Europe?

France, UK, Prussia, Austria-Hungary

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The League of Nation led to the end of the ______ and the rise of _______

Concert system, conflict (WWI)

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What states were involved in WWI?

Germany
Austria-Hungary
France
Great Britain
Russia
Italy
Japan

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What 7 conferences are important to the development of the United Nations?

London declaration
Atlantic Charter
Bretton Woods
Dumbarton Oaks
Yalta
Mexico City
San Fran

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What important structures came out of the conference in Mexico city?

-Budgetary power
-No Sec Gen will come from the perm 5 countries
-UNSC will have all states inevitably on the council for 2 years each

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What is important about the Yalta conference?

They voted on the perma members of the UN:
USA
UK
USSR
France
China

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What are the strengths of the UN?

Political Flexibility
Universal membership
Org is created without immediate need for action
Let diplomacy & negotiation work
org covers all areas

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What do realists think of IGOs?

They do not work and are only there for each states self interest

What do liberals/neo-liberals think of IGOs?

They work, but they are not perfect

What is the United Nations?

An IGO created to maintain peace & security, economic development, and human rights

What happened at the Paris Peace Conference?

The Treaty of Versailles is signed and the League of Nations is created

What was the 14 points speech?

President Willson sets down 14 points as a blueprint for world peace and ending WWI

Why did the USA never join the League?

Isolationism & dislike between leaders

What is collective security?

All states will provide support to countries that are victims to aggression from other nation states

Why did the league fail?

- Too legal - Too strict - Memberships were never universal

What countries never joined the League of Nations?

Germany, America, USSR

Where did the League fail? (Countries)

Manchuria/Japanese Invasion Ethiopia/Italians Czech/Nazi-Germany- Appeasement

What are the major organs of the UN?

Gen assembly Security Council Secretariat World Court (ICJ) Secretary-General ECOSOC

UN Programs?

UNEP, UNICEF, UNHCR, UNDP

Autonomous agencies?

IAEA, WHO, UNESCO, ILO

Affiliated agencies with the UN?

WTO, World Bank, IMF

How does the general assembly work?

1 state = 1 vote

Duties of GA?

- Elect secretary generals - recommend - Budget - ECOSOC

What is the job of the ICJ?

- World Court - State to state cases only

What is the job of a secretariat?

to administer & coordinate the activities of the UN

Name all 9 UN secretary generals.

Trygve Lie-Norway Dag Hammarskjold- Sweden U-Thant- Burma Kurt Waldheim- Austria Javier Perez de Cueller- Peru Boutros Ghali- Egypt Kofi Annan- Ghana Ban ki Moon- Korea Antonia Guterres- Portugal

Who was fired by the UN and why?

Boutros Ghali, disputes over peacekeeping and reform

What is the power of UNSG?

represent UN & Negotiate

UN security council is not _____ and has _____ members.

Universal, 15

How many vetoes does the perm members of the UN security council have?

5 vetoes

What issues does the UNSC take care of?

all issues relating to the use of force or sanction. ALL issues related to security.

Is peacekeeping in the UN charter?

Where is non-intervention and collective security by Hammarskjold?

Chapter 6 and a half

Who protests the WTO?

Labor human rights groups -environmental groups

Who is against free trade?

-protectionists—economic nationalists -labor - environmentalists

Reasons for protectionism?

- political demands from special interest - infant industries - National security - Response to predatory policies

What are some methods for protectionism?

- tariffs - quotas - subsidies - restrictions—red tape—NON-TARIFF BARRIERS - Dumping - Economic nationalism (buy American!)

Historically states often start as ____ and then become _____.

Mercantilist, liberal

What is Mercantilist or protectionist theory?

Politics ---->> Economics

What is liberal theory?

Economics------>> Politics