Levels of Analysis

Question 1

Individual Level of Analysis

Answer 1

Analytical approach to the study of world politics that emphasizes the psychological factors motivating people who make foreign policy decisions on behalf of the states and other global actors.

Question 2

State Level of Analysis

Answer 2

Analytical approach emphasizes how internal attributes of states influence foreign policy behavior.

Question 3

Systemic Level of Analysis

Answer 3

Analytical approach emphasizes impact of international structures and processes on behavior of global actors

Question 4

Containment

Answer 4

Term coined by George Keenan for determining expansion by the Soviet Union, which has since been used to describe a strategy aimed at preventing a state from using force t increase its territory or sphere of influence