IB Global Politics Terms, Concepts, and Ideas Questions and Answers

IB Global Politics Terms, Concepts, and Ideas Questions and Answers state - CORRECT ANSWER-self-governing political entity with sovereignty and characteristics that include territrory, population, organization and recognition. Universally, it is the highest political organization. Failed State - CORRECT ANSWER-A state characterized by social, political, and economic failure. Common Characteristics of a Failed State - CORRECT ANSWER-a central government too weak or ineffective to control its territory, non-provision of public services, widespread corruption and criminality, refugees and involuntary movement of populations, and sharp economic decline Social Indicators of a Failed State - CORRECT ANSWER-massive movement of refugees, demographic pressures (unsustainability) Economic Indicators of a Failed State - CORRECT ANSWER-uneven economic development, sharp economic decline Political Indicators of a Failed State - CORRECT ANSWER-criminalization, deligitimization of the state, deterioration of public services, violation of human rights, intervention of external states Danger posed by Failed States on International System - CORRECT ANSWER-- Transnational crime: criminal conduct in one country has an impact on another/several others - a lack of contribution to the wellbeing and cooperation in the international system - Tend to have over-dependency on foreign aid or peacekeeping missions - when chaos prevails, terrorism, narcotics trade, weapons proliferation, and other form of organized crime tend to flourish Real-life examples of Failed States - CORRECT ANSWER-9/11 terrorist attacks on America by Afghanistan-based Al qaeda. - In Somalia the weak central government was toppled by rebels in 1991. despite transitional government installed in 2004, they were unable to protect themselves without intervention of Kenyan forces. Also, Somalian pirates have been a threat to international shipping for years -Civil war in Syria threatening to overrun Lebanon Sovereignty - CORRECT ANSWER-the most essential characteristic of an international state. It strongly implies political independence from any higher authority and suggests at least theoretical equality. Sovereignty as absolute - CORRECT ANSWER-One of the characteristics of sovereignty is that it is absolute. It is based on the very idea that it is unlimited and above all laws Limitations to absolute Sovereignty - CORRECT ANSWER-- International treaties and cooperation impose limits on sovereignty by their very nature, as they increase the codependency of a nation. An example of this is the Torrijos-Carter treaty signed in 1977, which gave the United States the right to intervene in Panama if they consider it to be at risk. This limits Panama's sovereignty as, despite being internationally recognized as a legitimate state, the United States still has the power to intervene within their borders, which limits their sovereignty. - In the international system, NGO's that give unequal amounts of power to its member states also limit sovereignty. The very concept of collective security is a limitng factor on soveirgnty, as it encourages nations to be dependent on each other, not themselves. Also, the fact that the UN has a Security Council that can veto over other nations mean that these nations can impose thir sovereignty over other nations. Realist view of Absolute Sovereignty - CORRECT ANSWER-Accept and encourage absolute sovereingty, as reliance on other states would e