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Alliance System: political, economic or military alignment of nations; promotes the common interests of members
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Balance of Power: nations aligning themselves to maintain peace and security; no one nation able to impose a major threat on others
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Bipolar World: world co-domination of two superpowers with opposing ideologies (ex. Cold War)
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Cooperation: supportive action or joining together for common interests
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Cultural Imperialism: the spread and domination of a particular nation's culture, values, and beliefs throughout the world by way of trade, electronic communication, businesses and the media
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Domestic Policy: a government's plan to deal with internal issues of the country
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Foreign Policy: a government's plan to deal with international issues that impact it
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Globalization: the growing economic and cultural interdependence of nations
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Hegemon: the most powerful political, economic and military nation-state in the world (ex.USA)
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International Relations: multilateral interaction between nation-states
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International System: maintaing a beneficial and peaceful pattern of interaction among major global players
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Major Players/Actors: countries, organizations and institutions that have a great influence on world affairs (ex. France, Red Cross, Sony)
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Multinational Corporations (MNCs): private companies that have operations and or division in many countries
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Multipolar World: when several major nations compete for power and influence
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Nation: a group of people who share a common identity; language, history, culture, etc., but lack a defined country (ex.:Palestinians, Kurds, Kashmiris)
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Nation-State: most powerful political unit in the world; having definite boundaries and organized institutions
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National Interest: a country determining its involvement in world affairs based ont he outcome or benefits it receives
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National Sovereighnty: a nation's right to establish its own form of government and laws without external influence
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Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs): nonprofit international agencies having a particular common cause (ex: Greenpeace; Doctors Without Borders, etc..)
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Regional Blocs: specific areas of the world cooperating together for political, economic and social reasons (ex: European Union; NAFTA, ASEAN)
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Transnational Agencies: Organizations trying to promote global unity for peace an dsecurity (ex: United Nations)
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Transnational Pressures: global problems that undrmine the power and status of many nation-states (ex:pollution, terrorism, AIDS, natural disasters, etc...)
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Unipolarity: the existence of a particularly powerful state that is both able and willing to manage the international system (ex:USA, 19th Century Great Britain)
