Lecture 1 Terms

Question 1

Interstate conflict

Answer 1

Conflict b/w two states.

Question 2

Intrastate conflict

Answer 2

Conflict within states.

Question 3

Realism

Answer 3

1. Thucydides
2. States seek national interests:
   a. Security
   b. Power
   c. Independence
   d. Autonomy
3. The danger of war is always lurking in the background

Question 4

MAD

Answer 4

Mutually assured descruction.

Question 5

Proxy war

Answer 5

1. Opposing powers use a 3rd parties to fight indirectly on their behalf:
2. Cold War
   a. Korea (Soviet backed North, US backed South)
   b. Vietnam (Soviet backed North, US backed South)
   c. Afganistan 1980s
3. Leaves power vacuums

Question 6

Humanitarian intervension

Answer 6

R2P (e.g., Kuwait)

Question 7

Unipolar
Bipolar
Multipolar

Answer 7

Unipolar (e.g., US post Cold War)
Bipolar (e.g., US-Soviet Union)
Multipolar (e.g., pre WWII)

Question 8

Spheres of influence

Answer 8

An area where a state has spatial economic, military or political influence (e.g., China - East Asia, US - North America)

Question 9

Zone of Peace

Answer 9

A geographic region where a group of states have maintained peace.

Question 10

Security dilemma

Answer 10

Arms race - by states bolstering security, the region is less secure, because other states follow.

Question 11

‘Greed’ and ‘Grievance’

Answer 11

1. Greed - parties in conflict vying to make their situation better. Joining the rebellion is better than not joining.
2. Grievance - parties rebel over issues related to identity (e.g., ethnicity, religion, social class, etc.)
3. Both are caused from a perceived inequality.