Q16. John Lewis Gaddis and the "Long Peace" Flashcards
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Who is John Lewis Gaddis?
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American military historian and political scientist who famously referred to the Cold War as the “Long Peace”
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Why is the Cold War called the “Long Peace”?
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- no actual war (between Soviet Russia and US)
- considered very peaceful after the two World Wars
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What contributed to the “Long Peace”?
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- fear
- establishment of foreign policy and international relations
- proxy wars
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What were the impacts of the Cold War on the study of IR?
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- bipolarity
- power politics
- realist theories took off once again
- emphasis on national interests explaining the behaviors of super powers
- nuclear detterrence
- balance of power
- proxy wars
- mixing ideological differences with economic drive (capitalism vs. communism)