Unit 3 (Ism) Flashcards
Isolationism (1):
•The abandonment of all foreign relationships.
•The nation state attempts to protect itself by not allowing any contact with the outside world.
•To enact this policy nations can use
•Anti immigration laws.
•Anti trading laws.
•Communication restrictions.
•Cancelation of all alliances and treaties.
Isolationism (2):
•Economic Protectionism.
•Protect local jobs.
•Creation of a controlled economy.
•Fear of global competition.
•Fear of a cheaper workforce.
•Fear of a more industrialized competition.
•Fear of foreign investment.
•Social Protectionism.
•Belief that learning about another nation has no benefit.
•Fear of other religions.
•Fear of outside influences.
Isolationism (3):
•United States in the interwar period 1919-1942.
•Afraid of joining another war.
•No interest in European affairs.
•Wanted to protect their own industry (Great Depression).
•Saw that there was a war in the future.
•Brought out of it by the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Unilateralism (1):
•The rejection of partnerships and alliances in foreign policy in attempts to get your nation state the best advantage.
•Economic Unilateralism:
•Refusal of trading blocks
•Dictation of terms (threats) to a smaller country.
•Military Unilateralism:
•Attacking a country without any allies or the International communities consent.
•Other Forms of Unilateralism:
•Finding solutions that work for an individual country rather than talking to the international community.
•Rejecting the desires of the international community because they do not benefit your nation state.
Unilateralism (2):
•Economic Unilateralism:
•Your country feels it has a unique standing in the world and partnering with others would jeopardize this (resources, industrialization, money).
•Military Unilateralism:
•Your country feels that the international community is not taking the appropriate actions to either protect them or get involved in situations.
•Other Unilateralism:
•Your country feels that the international community does not understand their position (environmentalism) and if they follow the global norm it will adversely affect the country.
Unilateralism (3):
-Canada’s environmental policy:
•In 2011 Canada withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol.
•Canada had concerns that this Treaty did not properly address global concerns (no USA, China or Russian involvement).
•Following the Treaty would have adverse effects on the Canadian economy.
•Canada had concerns that this Treaty did not address developing countries that were soon to become major global polluters (India Brazil).
•Canada felt that the Kyoto Protocol focused most heavily on CO2 emissions which it produces be did not focus of other pollutants.
Bilateralism (1):
•Bilateralism is an agreement between two nations to work together.
•Economic Bilateralism:
•Increasing trading relations.
•Forming trading partnerships.
•Removing tariffs on trade.
•Diplomatic Bilateralism:
•Creation of single alliances.
•Cultural/Educational Bilateralism:
•Trade of cultural knowledge or information.
Bilateralism (2):
•Often it is in both countries interests for each country to work together.
•Trade agreements bring countries together and they are friendlier.
•Trade agreements allow countries to gain access resources they do not have.
•Trade agreements allow countries to have access to more markets (people) to sell their stuff to.
•Trading is cheaper than fighting.
•MacDonald’s Theory of politics.
F.T.A. (Free trade agreement):
•Allowed Canada to sell resources to the United States without Tariffs.
•The United States has a huge population with money to buy things.
•Canada has a huge land mass with natural resources and not enough people to use them.
•American companies had money to invest in resource extraction.
•American factories wanted to sell goods to Canada.
Multilateralism (1):
•Agreements to work/trade with more than two different nations at once.
•Economic multilateralism.
•Increasing trading access for both markets and resources.
•Forming trading blocs.
•All nations with on resource join together to control price.
•Removing tariffs on trade between countries.
•Diplomatic Bilateralism.
•Creation of multi nation alliances.
•Cultural/Educational Bilateralism.
•Create greater national ties between nation states.
Multilateralism (2):
•Economic Multilateralism.
•The more countries that are involved in the treaty the more benefits that can be accessed.
•More people to buy your goods.
•More resources.
•Control over specific resources.
•Control over rampant competition.
•Diplomatic/Military Multilateralism.
•Protection in numbers.
•Creation of closer friendlier ties with countries that have the same beliefs as your own.
Multilateralism (3):
NAFTA:
•An extension of the F.T.A. agreement between Canada and the United States which now includes Mexico.
•Allows Canada and the United States access to Mexican labor.
•Gives Mexicans citizens jobs in factories that can now move down south.
•NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization):
•Military Alliance.
•Mutual Protection (if you attack one nation you are attacked by them all).
•All have similar values (anti communist).
Supranationalism (1):
•It means to go beyond nationalism. Nation states will give up control over decisions and follow the rules of the international organizations that they join.
•Nation states join together to gain more power and influence in the world.
•The larger a group is the more stability can be gained.
•International organizations often bring prestige and trust for the countries that are involved.
Supranationalism (2):
E.U. (European Union):
•28 member countries.
•Members gain power by joining in a collective.
•Have more power in trade agreements as they are larger.
•All areas use the same money which brings stability.
•Citizens can move and work freely between member states.
•Environmental laws are the same.
•Nations have similar foreign policy.
•The E.U. Has its own elected government.
•Members are still attempting to join.
