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FOREIGN POLICY Flashcards

1
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What is the difference between IR and ir?

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-IR(International Relations) The study of International relations. Theory:Realism, liberalism, and constructivism.
-ir(international relations) The relationships among the states.
Practice: Looking at the relationship between Iran and the United States (foreign policy)

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What is meant anarchy in terms of IR theory?

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The absence of a central authority that sits above the states and can protect them from one another.(There is no world government.)

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Who was Machiavelli? What did he write?

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  • philosopher, Historian, politician, Italian diplomat

- He wrote the Prince

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Which important realist concept did Machiavelli introduce?

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He introduced political necessity and virtue. What sometimes may seem virtuous in fact leads to ones fall down, while actions that me be seen as vice may lead to ones greater security. the ends to justify means.

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Why do realists argue that conflict is inevitable in the international system?

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Because states will put their interests before others and different interests are bound conflict.

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What is power?

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  • actual power + latent power = power
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What does power consist of?

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Power= Actual power+Latent power

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What is a bipolar system and what is an example of one?

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Stability.

-EX: The cold war (1945-1960)

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What is an unbalanced multipolar system and what is an example of one?

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world powers fighting for dominance. It is a potential hegemonic power. There is fear and uncertainty.

ex-Napoleonic Wars (1793 - 1815

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What was the Cold War

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it was an arms race between the US and soviet union

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who were the protagonist in the Cold War

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Western Europe

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What is hegemony?

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A state that is so powerful that it dominates the others in the system.

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Why would it be difficult to achieve global hegemony?

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Can’t project that much power. Nuclear weapons, as long as states have them they can’t be dominated.

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What is regional hegemony?

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is the influence exercised over neighboring countries by an independently powerful nation, the regional hegemon.

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What is a modern example of regional hegemony?

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The US.

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What do we mean by the stopping of water?

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That it is hard to fight/extend power to countries that are overseas or the US has the stopping power of water because there is water on both sides.

17
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Who is Immanuel Kant?

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A German philosopher considered to be a central figure of modern philosophy. He argues that fundamental concepts structure human experience and that reason is the source of morality.

18
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What are Kant’s Definitive articles for Perpetual Peace?

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  • A republican form of government (Democracy.)
  • A federation of Free States (a pacific union.)
  • Universal hospitality (economic openness
19
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In helping create the league of nations, which US president borrowed heavily from Kantian ideas in doing so?

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Woodrow Wilson.

20
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For liberals, how is democracy supposed to make states more peaceful?

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International institutions,
economic interconnectedness,
democracy
Mutual Prosperity
Engagement
21
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How do international institutions help states cooperate?

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  • Pushing back time horizons (Regularized interaction)
  • Creating norms of reciprocity (tit for tat)
  • Issue linkage
  • Reputational effects for cheating.
  • Assignment for the responsibility of monitoring and sanctioning of agreements.
22
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Be able to describe the current direction of our relations with china. From a foreign policy perspective, have we taken a realist or liberal approach?

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China is challenging US dominance. Chinese trade with Latin America. China is the top trading partner of a number of Latin American nations. We have taken a liberal approach.

23
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What is contained in article II of NPT?

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Nations that don’t have nuclear weapons can’t buy, trade, build, or build technology for nuclear weapons.

24
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What is contained in article IV of NPT?

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A peaceful purpose clause. As a state you have the right to develop nuclear technology only for peaceful purposes only.

25
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What is contained in article X of NPT?

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Opt out clause. If it is in your national interest to opt out of the treaty you can.

26
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Which international agency monitors NPT?

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IAEA(International atomic energy agency)

27
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Be able to list the nations that nuclear weapons prior to NPT

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US, Soviet Union, France, China, and Britain.

28
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Be able to list the nations that never signed on to the NPT agreement.

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India, Pakistan, and Israel.

29
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In development of its nuclear weapons program, what specific agreements has North Korea cheated on over the years?

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The cheated on the NPT and agreed framework they made with the US. They continued to build nuclear weapons.

30
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Who is the leader of North Korea?

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Kim Jong Un

31
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To some, why might it seem that Iran might be developing nuclear weapons?

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Increasing enrichment of uranium.

  • Has been secretly trading for the past 25 years.
  • Installation of undergoing centrifuges.
  • Secret nuclear facilities.
32
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What has been Iran’s response to these accusations?

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Saying they only want to build nuclear power plants and it is their right as a state.

33
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Who is the current president of Iran?

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Hassan Rouhani.

34
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What is AIPAC?

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American Israel public affairs committee. Lobe has undue influence on American foreign policy. A neutral foreign policy towards Israel.

35
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Diplomatic relationship between the US and Israel

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  • US blocked or vetoed over 40 anti-Israel resolutions by the UN security council
  • US sometimes conditions funding to the UN and its bodies on treatment o
36
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What is meant by MAD?

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Mutual assured destruction.

37
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What is meant by having second strike capability?

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When one country is to launch their nukes to another country with nukes. The nukes that would be left un destroyed in the nuked country could then be launched back to destroy the country that originally nuked them.

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