issues relating to your country at home

matters having to do with international relations and with the interests of the home country in foreign countries

study of the relationship between different countries

enforcing peace between countries by using an international military force

a meeting between the leaders of two or more countries to discuss issues of concern

the use of violence or the threat of violence to compel a group of people to behave in a certain way

a conflict between two or more different countries

a political unit able to exercise effective governance and control over a well-defined piece of territory and its population.

an approach to knowledge based on scientific method and the observation and analysis of empirical data

an approach to social science borrowed from economics, that assumes individual are rational actors who make decisions intended to maximize their interests on the basis of cost – benefit calculations

the absence of an effective world government capable of enforcing rules and norms of behavior

state objectives and needs that transcend the particular interests of individuals and groups that reside within a state and that drive state behavior in the international system

the notion that what one state does for purely defensive purposes might appear to other states as threatening to their security and interests

when states act in ways that, on average, maintain a systemwide equilibrium. If this is the case,, the chances of war, though never eliminated, are minimized.

German philosopher who In his 1795 essay To Perpetual Peace, Kant argued that, “The state of peace among men living side by side is not the natural state (status naturalis); the natural state is one of war. This does not always mean open hostilities, but at least an unceasing threat of war.

idea that democracies tend not to fight wars against one another and that the spread of democratic government can be the antidote to war in the international system

the idea that people care about their national identity and are motivated to seek national self-determination by acquiring a state of their own

approach to order in which a global coalition of states agrees to act collectively to repel aggression against any other state in the international system. Also used to apply to regional alliances such as NATO that adopt a collective security approach among their membership. (the law breaker who violates the rights of another finds the combined force of society against them)

period of crisis and tension between US and the USSR that began shortly after WWII; it ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the disintegration of USSR in 1991

an international system in which only 2 major powers are capable of seriously threatening the security and sovereignty of one another

organization with an international membership, scope, or presence

A way of thinking about and approaching an area of scholarly inquiry that is widely accepted (or dominant) within a particular discipline

having the ultimate political authority over a population and territory

theory that suggests that national security is enhanced when military capability is distributed so that no one state is strong enough to dominate all others.

in international politics describes a distribution of power in which more than two nation-states have nearly equal amounts of military, cultural, and economic influence.

Territory with defined borders, Population, Sovereignty

a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

power is distributed to one superpower

the study of relationships among countries, the roles of sovereign states, inter-governmental organizations (IGO), international non-governmental organizations (INGO), non-governmental organizations (NGO), and multinational corporations (MNC).

the global trend that has seen more than 60 countries throughout Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa undergo some form of democratic transitions since Portugal's " Carnation Revolution " in 1974.

military power or aggression

other recourses that a country can use to impact other countries

when states act in ways that, on average, maintain a systemwide equilibrium. If this is the case,, the chances of war, though never eliminated, are minimized.

paradigm that suggests the inclusion of more women in positions of authority could change the way world politics is conducted, and traditional scholarship, especially realism, reflects a gendered perspective on the conduct of international relations.