International Concepts, Organizations, Agencies Flashcards
Political and economic (cultural) domination by Western powers over less-developed countries
Colonialism
Similar to (blank), but Western powers give up direct political control
Neocolonialism
Assuming your own culture is superior to others
Ethnocentrism
Integration arising from interchange of world views, products, ideas, information, capital, services, etc.
Globalization
Extensive infusion of one culture with another
Cultural Imperialism
Controlling ownership of a business in one country by another country
(growth of internationals:
1980-6.5%
2006-31.8%)
Foreign Direct Investment
Assumes uni-linear development; LDC’s are simply at an earlier stage of development. Ways to promote development: infuse Western ideas, markets, technology, democracy, etc.
Modernization Theory
Colonial perspective; poor LDC’s provide natural resources and cheap labor to MDC’s. It also throws away obsolete products, technology, etc. Wealthy nations also perpetuate a state of dependency.
Dependency Theory
Critical of dependency theory; argues that nation states should not be the unit of analysis; believes countries should be divided by: 1) core-control global entities for power 2) periphery-low-skilled workers 3) semi-periphery-elements of both other two 4) one-world capital system
World Systems Theory
Taxes on imports
Tariffs
National policies to protect domestic products against foreign competition
Protectionism
International organization working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world
International Monetary Fund
International financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs
World Bank
Intergovernmental organization which regulates international trade; negotiations between importing/ exporting around the world
World Trade Organization
United States Government agency which is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid
USAID
United Kingdom government department responsible for administering overseas aid. The goal of the department is “to promote sustainable development and eliminate world poverty”.
Department of International Development
1648; other states would not interfere with the internal affairs of a sovereign state
Westphalian Sovereignty
1863; Geneva (Henry Dunant) provided medical care to wounded soldiers
International Committee of the Red Cross
1864: Wounded soldiers would not be treated as combats- they became entitled to medical care.
1906: This law would be extended from land to sea (the navy would benefit).
1929: Protections were put in for prisoners of war (POW).
1949: The law extended to civilians
Geneva Conventions
The founder of the Red Cross, and the first recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. The 1864 Geneva Convention was based on his ideas
Henry Dunant
1919: Serving as a foundation to the United Nations, to settle disputes, promote human rights & peace; First through diplomacy, second as economic sanctions, third as military intervention.
League of Nations
An intergovernmental organization to promote international co-operation. A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations, the organization was established in 1945 after World War II, to prevent another such conflict
United Nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization- built for support from greater military operations by Western European democracies
NATO
1998: (fully running by 2002) first made to try people for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity and aggression (U.S. never signed on)
International Criminal Court
A global political commitment endorsed by all member states of the United Nations at the 2005 World Summit to prevent genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
Responsibility to Protect
The ruling political party in Rwanda. Led by President Paul Kagame, the party has governed the country since its armed wing ended the Rwandan Genocide in 1994.
Rwandan Patriotic Front
States that everything of value ever found in Africa was brought there by the Hamites, allegedly a branch of the Caucasian race
Hamitic Hypothese
A Hutu paramilitary organization. The militia enjoyed the backing of the Hutu-led government leading up to and during the Rwandan Genocide.
Interhamwe
Served as Force Commander of UNAMIR, the ill-fated United Nations peacekeeping force for Rwanda between 1993 and 1994, and attempted to stop the genocide that was being waged by Hutu extremists against Tutsis and Hutu moderates
Romeo Dallaire
Third President of the Republic of Rwanda, the post he held longer than any other president to date, from 1973 until 1994. He was nicknamed “Kinani”, a Kinyarwanda word meaning “invincible”
President Juvenal Habyarimana
The sixth and current President of Rwanda having taken office in 2000 when his predecessor, Pasteur Bizimungu, resigned. He previously commanded the rebel force that ended the 1994 Rwandan Genocide
President Paul Kagame
