POLI 283 Midterm 2 Study Guide with
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'Freedom from Want' is what? - ANSWER-Looks beyond violence at socioeconomic
conditions, disease and natural disasters.
'Great power war' claimed what? - ANSWER-Within any field there are limitations; these
limitations focus attention on important issues.
'The final frontier' - ANSWER-nobody has done space warfare, MAD. How to go about
this without drastically destabilizing international system. It undermines MAD.
"class of civilizations", what did it claim? - ANSWER-"The west is going to come in to
conflict with the islamic, and the 1993 it published. Thus, the result of the bomb attacks.
For Huntington and the major world of immorality.
"War was a great virtue" refers to what? - ANSWER-things need to settle down
themselves.
3 things related to securitization. - ANSWER-1. An issue is presented as an existential
threat by elites within a state.
2. An argument is made by the elites that are a threat constitutes an emergency that
demands immediate attention.
3. An extraordinary response by the state is legitimized to move the issue/threat outside
the boundaries of normal policies.
After Iraq, what does the Un do, what is the reaction from surrounding countries? -
ANSWER-Un does a collective action, and China and the Soviet's do not do anything.
Arms control is a way to (Blank) these security issues. - ANSWER-Globalize.
Canada has always stuck by? - ANSWER-Disarmament.
Cost benefit analysis vs 'Realpolitique'? - ANSWER-
Culture can influence outcomes was first explored by? - ANSWER-Thucydides and Sun
Tzu. They first explored this. Later, influential works like strategist Carl Von Clausewitz.
Define Blow back. - ANSWER-The idea of unintended consequences.
Define Geo-strategy? - ANSWER-The study of the importance of geo-strategy to
strategy and military operations.
- Coming back into style about a lot (usually incorrect) on the news.
, - Basic methodology is the overlaying history on geography and looking for patterns that
emerge a geostrategic threat assessment can be developed and a 'grand strategy' can
be formulated to address the source or sources of threat.
Define Security theory. - ANSWER-A contested concept but in modern terms its often
regarding policy options.
Does strategic culture matter for great powers? - ANSWER-It is more important for
GP's.
If you have more power, your culture matters.
For GP's it is more important for their foreign policies.
Elites keep what about strategic culture? - ANSWER-"They are keepers of strategic
culture".
explain the connection of trade off between (blank) and (Blank). - ANSWER-Material
interest (objectivism) and ideational values (subjectivism).
Foreign policies.. can have what effect? - ANSWER-It can have effect on domestic
consequences.
Gender and Security, what is it? What does it regard? - ANSWER-Examines the link
masculinity and militarism, while it explores the roles in conflict women have been
ascribed and examines the relative power dynamic between genders.
How does the physical world or an example of.. conform security? - ANSWER-
Weaponization of space: The placing in orbit of weapons that grant anti-satellite
capabilities, space denial, missile defence weapons, and space to ground weapons for
force application.
How does the United States move in to Iraq? - ANSWER-The US puts 500,000 troops
in the country, and the US outs the smack down on Iraq and in moments it is over.
Human Security, what is it? What does it regard? - ANSWER-Critique of the state in
providing security and focuses on the individual as the referent object. Usually, the
individuals own state is the threat.
in Modern security, Jack Snyder related the Soviet Strategic Culture. It regarded? -
ANSWER-"Implications for nuclear options, Santa Monica" RAND corp 1977.
In regards to the broadening and deepening spectrum what is on the end of the four
axis'? - ANSWER-Shallow(top), Deep(bottom), Broad (Right), Narrow (left).
In these four axis associated with the broadening and deepening, what is associated
with each 4 terms? (Narrow, blank) - ANSWER-Narrow = Military.
Broad = Environmental
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'Freedom from Want' is what? - ANSWER-Looks beyond violence at socioeconomic
conditions, disease and natural disasters.
'Great power war' claimed what? - ANSWER-Within any field there are limitations; these
limitations focus attention on important issues.
'The final frontier' - ANSWER-nobody has done space warfare, MAD. How to go about
this without drastically destabilizing international system. It undermines MAD.
"class of civilizations", what did it claim? - ANSWER-"The west is going to come in to
conflict with the islamic, and the 1993 it published. Thus, the result of the bomb attacks.
For Huntington and the major world of immorality.
"War was a great virtue" refers to what? - ANSWER-things need to settle down
themselves.
3 things related to securitization. - ANSWER-1. An issue is presented as an existential
threat by elites within a state.
2. An argument is made by the elites that are a threat constitutes an emergency that
demands immediate attention.
3. An extraordinary response by the state is legitimized to move the issue/threat outside
the boundaries of normal policies.
After Iraq, what does the Un do, what is the reaction from surrounding countries? -
ANSWER-Un does a collective action, and China and the Soviet's do not do anything.
Arms control is a way to (Blank) these security issues. - ANSWER-Globalize.
Canada has always stuck by? - ANSWER-Disarmament.
Cost benefit analysis vs 'Realpolitique'? - ANSWER-
Culture can influence outcomes was first explored by? - ANSWER-Thucydides and Sun
Tzu. They first explored this. Later, influential works like strategist Carl Von Clausewitz.
Define Blow back. - ANSWER-The idea of unintended consequences.
Define Geo-strategy? - ANSWER-The study of the importance of geo-strategy to
strategy and military operations.
- Coming back into style about a lot (usually incorrect) on the news.
, - Basic methodology is the overlaying history on geography and looking for patterns that
emerge a geostrategic threat assessment can be developed and a 'grand strategy' can
be formulated to address the source or sources of threat.
Define Security theory. - ANSWER-A contested concept but in modern terms its often
regarding policy options.
Does strategic culture matter for great powers? - ANSWER-It is more important for
GP's.
If you have more power, your culture matters.
For GP's it is more important for their foreign policies.
Elites keep what about strategic culture? - ANSWER-"They are keepers of strategic
culture".
explain the connection of trade off between (blank) and (Blank). - ANSWER-Material
interest (objectivism) and ideational values (subjectivism).
Foreign policies.. can have what effect? - ANSWER-It can have effect on domestic
consequences.
Gender and Security, what is it? What does it regard? - ANSWER-Examines the link
masculinity and militarism, while it explores the roles in conflict women have been
ascribed and examines the relative power dynamic between genders.
How does the physical world or an example of.. conform security? - ANSWER-
Weaponization of space: The placing in orbit of weapons that grant anti-satellite
capabilities, space denial, missile defence weapons, and space to ground weapons for
force application.
How does the United States move in to Iraq? - ANSWER-The US puts 500,000 troops
in the country, and the US outs the smack down on Iraq and in moments it is over.
Human Security, what is it? What does it regard? - ANSWER-Critique of the state in
providing security and focuses on the individual as the referent object. Usually, the
individuals own state is the threat.
in Modern security, Jack Snyder related the Soviet Strategic Culture. It regarded? -
ANSWER-"Implications for nuclear options, Santa Monica" RAND corp 1977.
In regards to the broadening and deepening spectrum what is on the end of the four
axis'? - ANSWER-Shallow(top), Deep(bottom), Broad (Right), Narrow (left).
In these four axis associated with the broadening and deepening, what is associated
with each 4 terms? (Narrow, blank) - ANSWER-Narrow = Military.
Broad = Environmental
