Week 4 IR

Question 1

Interstate war

Answer 1

2 or more states using direct military forces against each other (80 years war)

Question 2

General war

Answer 2

war involving many of the most powerful states

Question 3

Hegemonic war

Answer 3

Determines which states will have predominant global influence (hegemony) =WW2

Question 4

Total war

Answer 4

a war in which governments utilise everything all economic and Human Resources.

Question 5

Limited War

Answer 5

Smaller wars in which states avoid all out fight to avoid general war

Question 6

Militarised interstate disputes

Answer 6

An instance in which a state threatens or uses limited force against another state

Question 7

Extra state war

Answer 7

A state clashed with another state which is not recognised by others (example Gaza)

Question 8

Ethnic cleansing

Answer 8

using military force to get an ethnic minority to flee

Question 9

Theory Ole hobbsti

Answer 9

Stress impaired decision making source of misconception & the decision of war

Question 10

Group think Thesis

Answer 10

psychological needs of individuals to be liked by their colleges, can create room for serieus errors in decisions making

Question 11

Institutional constraints

Answer 11

Customary check which slow/limit the capacity of a leader to undertake actions (democracy, international law)

Question 12

Normative constraints

Answer 12

beliefs/personality which inform shapes leaders

Question 13

Military-individuals- complex

Answer 13

military bureaucracy & network of defense individuals

Question 14

Garrison state

Answer 14

Highly militarised states in which governments control economic, social & political life

Question 15

Problem of private information

Answer 15

No International authority forces states to reveal their true preferences

Question 16

Commitment problem

Answer 16

States fear that accepting a agreement to avert conflict might be conflicted

Question 17

Contagion

Answer 17

The spread of a international war to another country. Think: refugees

Question 18

Secessionist civil war

Answer 18

Rebels want to split war (example: Sudan)

Question 19

Inter-communal wars

Answer 19

Religious groups attack each other (Hutu, tutsi), causes internal wars

Question 20

Internationalisation of civil war

Answer 20

states offer support with internal conflict (Role of libanon in Gaza conflict

Question 21

Conditional cooperation

Answer 21

tit for tat each cooperates as long as their partner cooperates

Question 22

Diplomatic immunity

Answer 22

The legal privileges and immunities granted by a host country to foreign ambassadors and embassy staff

Question 23

Bandwagoning

Answer 23

when smaller weaker states ally with a larger powerful state for protection

Question 24

Compellence

Answer 24

an effort to change the status quo through millitary force

Question 25

Deterrence

Answer 25

an effort to keep the status quo through military force

Question 26

Lootable wealth

Answer 26

Some assets that rebels can steal and then sell for cash

Question 27

Grievance

Answer 27

A persons belief that she or he is victimised or marginalised by the current society

Question 28

Patriotism

Answer 28

Absolute value and individuals assigns to that persons state

Question 29

International tribunals

Answer 29

Legal proceedings that are applied to specific international situations

Question 30

Truth and reconciliation Commissions

Answer 30

Public hearings about humanitarian crimes (apartheid)

Question 31

Humanitarian intervention

Answer 31

When 1 or more countries intervene in a foreign country to protect civilians

Question 32

Power balancing

Answer 32

Efforts by states to protect themselves by enhancing power

Question 33

Internal Balancing

Answer 33

the process by which states muster their own power resources

Question 34

External balancing

Answer 34

The process by which states enter into security alliances with other states