TCU Eric Cox Exam 2
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billman92 on March 23, 2011
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international politics, politics
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Realist Perspective on War | Rooted in fundamental assumption of international anarchy. |
| War as a constant | 2.22 new wars per year |
| Why the U.S. may view war as exceptional | location- Civil War last war fought on US soil, War of 1812 last war with foreign troops on soil |
| Realism vs Pacifism | Benefits/Costs vs No use of force at all |
| Jus ad bellum | (Justice of War) 1. Just Cause 2. Right Intention 3. Last Resort 4. Probability of Success 5. Limited Objectives 6. Legitimate Authority |
| Jus ad Bello | (Justice in War) 1. Discrimination 2. Proportionality |
| NPT/ efforts to curb proliferation | led to inspections |
| Is war in decline? | Yes |
| Realist theory of peace | Distribution of power/ Power Transition Theory |
| Liberal theory of peace | Democratic peace theory: Democracy is defined as 1. Participation 2. Contestation 3. Civil Liberties |
| Constructivist theory of peace | Long peace after WWII = fundamental change in state behavior |
| Asymmetric Warfare | Fundamental difference in nature of participants |
| Terrorism | Politically motivated violence at civilians |
| What is required for custom to be binding | 1. Durration 2. Consistent Use 3. Generality of practice 4. States believe as law |
| Types of treaties | Multilateral- create norms Bilateral- contractual |
| treaties work? | issue specific |
| Enforcement institutions | ICC, WTO, ICJ |
| Intergovernmental vs. non-governmental | membership and importance of state interest |
| Regional IGO | EU |
| Global IGO | UN |
| Functional IGO | OPEC |
| Basic structure of UN | 1. Security Council 2. General assembly 3. secretariat 4. Economic and Social Council 5. ICJ 6. Trusteeship Council |
| Issues the UN addresses | Enforcement/ Collective Security/ Peacekeeping |
| 1st Peacekeeping generation | Keep Peace |
| 2nd Peacekeeping generation | Create Peace |
| Parts of International Bill of Human Rights | Universal Declaration of Human Rights International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights |
| Human Rights Institutions | UN; Amnesty International; Human Rights Watch |
| Enforcement | Economic Sanctions/ Military Intervention |
| Responsibility to Protect | R2P: state should not kill its people |
| Mueller Article | Terror embedded in public, like war on communist and drugs; everyone should calm down and spend less money on war on terror |
| Mertus Article | NGOs can help make treaties and monitor and give info; NGOs can effect foreign policy; NGOs must maintain accountability |
| Hathaway Article | States may sign treaty but due to no enforcement, abuses might go up due to citizens believing in new freedom |
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