POLI1050 Midterm 1

the growing interdependence of states

the lack of government among sovereign states

has Right Wing connotations, loved by Realists, focuses on interactions between states

Left Wing connotations, advocated by liberalists, emphasizes that global issues affect all

training for a competitive global market, involvement in NGOs, national security, becoming an efficient global citizen

sovereignty, territoriality, state autonomy

a politically organized unit

how geography influences international relations

a country possessing more than 50% of world power

a country which defines its national security globally and possesses a demonstrable ability to defend that interest undeniably

a group of people who recognize each other as sharing a common identity, with a focus on a homeland

a government that no longer has sovereign control over its domestic affairs

literally "whose realm, his religion"; meant that the current ruler could impose his religion on the state

a group of states that are not formally aligned with any major power bloc

regards the division between first and third world as being of primary political importance; supports developing countries from Western nati

ended the Thirty Years war; marked the end of the Holy Roman Empire

legal & practical

all nation states are treated as equals under international law

the recognition that some countries are more powerful than others in their ability to protect their legal sovereign equality

the question of which countries are "strong" and which are "weak"

focus on the interactions between states in international relations

when a state tries to exercise its sovereign power outside of its borders

an awareness and respect for the tremendous diversity of the world; an understanding of the social forces that influence opposing perspectiv