INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SHORT
ANSWER QUESTIONS
-gov't enforces law in its own state
-states have the right to control affairs in their own territory, and must respect others boarders -
sovereignty
-each state is sovereign
-lack of a central government - anarchy
-states respect boarders/ sovereignty of other states - territorial integrity
-states gov't agrees to assume its obligations in the international system
-accept other states boarders
-assume the debts of previous governments
-refrain from interfering in other states internal affairs
-formally extended through diplomatic relations and membership in the UN - general
recognition
-facilitates interaction among states
-embassy (territory of home state)
-diplomatic staff (diplomatic immunity)
-diplomatic cars, mail and luggages - norms of diplomacy
-states coordinate actions to accomplish mutual goal (usually military)
-greater bargaining leverage
-mostly formed in response of a threat
-important to balance power between states - alliances
-members should come to the defence of a fellow member under attack
-first invoked when Europe came to US's defence after 911 - NATO mission
, rules/institutions that structure negotiations
- RULES of behavior established over time
-INSTITUTIONS often post-WWII - world order
-expectations held by state leaders about IR
-agreed upon norms of behavior
-respect for each member in organizations
-effective without enforcement - international norms
different states have different expectations as to what is normal - problem with international
norms
-increasing role in IR
-concrete and tangible structure
-specific functions and missions
-manifestation of shared expectations - international organization
-provides stability in the absence of a world government
-ex. UN and other IGO's
-security, law, human rights, economy - international regimes
-broad alliance of most major actors in an international systems
-goal is to respond together to aggression
-the UN promotes this - collective security
1. Members must keep their alliance commitments to the group
2. Members must agree on what constitutes aggression - prerequisites of collective security
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ANSWER QUESTIONS
-gov't enforces law in its own state
-states have the right to control affairs in their own territory, and must respect others boarders -
sovereignty
-each state is sovereign
-lack of a central government - anarchy
-states respect boarders/ sovereignty of other states - territorial integrity
-states gov't agrees to assume its obligations in the international system
-accept other states boarders
-assume the debts of previous governments
-refrain from interfering in other states internal affairs
-formally extended through diplomatic relations and membership in the UN - general
recognition
-facilitates interaction among states
-embassy (territory of home state)
-diplomatic staff (diplomatic immunity)
-diplomatic cars, mail and luggages - norms of diplomacy
-states coordinate actions to accomplish mutual goal (usually military)
-greater bargaining leverage
-mostly formed in response of a threat
-important to balance power between states - alliances
-members should come to the defence of a fellow member under attack
-first invoked when Europe came to US's defence after 911 - NATO mission
, rules/institutions that structure negotiations
- RULES of behavior established over time
-INSTITUTIONS often post-WWII - world order
-expectations held by state leaders about IR
-agreed upon norms of behavior
-respect for each member in organizations
-effective without enforcement - international norms
different states have different expectations as to what is normal - problem with international
norms
-increasing role in IR
-concrete and tangible structure
-specific functions and missions
-manifestation of shared expectations - international organization
-provides stability in the absence of a world government
-ex. UN and other IGO's
-security, law, human rights, economy - international regimes
-broad alliance of most major actors in an international systems
-goal is to respond together to aggression
-the UN promotes this - collective security
1. Members must keep their alliance commitments to the group
2. Members must agree on what constitutes aggression - prerequisites of collective security
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