Unit 3 AOS 2: Power in the Asia-Pacific Glossary

Question 1

What is hard power?

Answer 1

The ability to influence others through force or coercion

Question 2

What is Idealism?

Answer 2

The idea that decision-making should be on morality and what is right?

Question 3

What is National Interest?

Answer 3

The interest of the state

Question 4

What is power?

Answer 4

The means, strength or capacity of a global actor to influence the behaviour of other global actors

Question 5

What is Pragmatism?

Answer 5

The idea that decision-making should be based on the likely success of a course of action

Question 6

What is security?

Answer 6

To be free from harm

Question 7

What is soft power?

Answer 7

The ability to influence others through cultural or ideological attraction

Question 8

What is sovereignty?

Answer 8

The concept which establishes the state as the legitimate authority within it boundaries

Question 9

What is Bilateralism?

Answer 9

When two states agree to work together

Question 10

What is diplomacy?

Answer 10

Managing relations between states

Question 11

What is foreign aid?

Answer 11

When one state provides resources (economic, humanitarian, or military) to another state. Aid is usually given by wealthier states to poorer states

Question 12

What is foreign direct investment?

Answer 12

An investment made by company in one state business interests in another state, in the form of either establishing business operations or acquiring business assets in other states

Question 13

What is a foreign policy instrument?

Answer 13

Tools used by the state in relations with global actors outside of its borders in pursuit of its own national interest

Question 14

What is militarisation?

Answer 14

The process of developing one’s armed forces

Question 15

What is Multilateralism?

Answer 15

When three or more states agree to work together

Question 16

What is military power?

Answer 16

The use of threat of violence to achieve a state’s national interest

Question 17

What is regional security?

Answer 17

to the measures taken by states or organisations within a particular geographical region to ensure the safety and stability of the area. Including military alliance, diplomatic agreements and economic cooperation

Question 18

What is regionalism?

Answer 18

Describes the emergence of large regions as political and economic units which facilitate cooperation

Question 19

What are the main national interest?

Answer 19

• National Security
• Economic Prosperity
• International Standing
• Regional Relationships

Question 20

What is economic power?

Answer 20

An actor’s capacity to generate wealth by being in a position to tax, produce and trade

Question 21

What is Political Power?

Answer 21

The state’s political system and how that affects governments exercising power domestically.
Political authority rules over a state

Question 22

What is Diplomatic Power?

Answer 22

The state’s ability to conduct negotiations and agreements with other states, usually through official representatives

Question 23

What is Cultural Power?

Answer 23

The state’s ‘brand’.
Cultural values and national characteristics as a ‘product’.
State’s ability to ‘win over’ other states to encourage cooperation.
State’s image of itself to promote abroad. (REPUTATION)

Question 24

What are the three Foreign Policy instruments.?

Answer 24

Trade
Aid
Military