IB Global politics sl/hl Questions and Answers 2024

IB Global politics sl/hl Questions and Answers 2024 States - CORRECT ANSWER-a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. State-centric - CORRECT ANSWER-current world system wherein states are the principal actors with no overarching authority to make rules, settle disputes and provide protection State-system - CORRECT ANSWER-A political system in which a number of states or nations unite in recognizing each other's local sovereignty, with the object of preserving an international balance of power. Mixed-actor model - CORRECT ANSWER-The theory that, while not ignoring the roles of states and national sovereign governments, international politics is shaped by a much broader range of interests and actors that can include NGO's, MNC's, terrorist organisations, financial institutions such as the IMF and World Bank, political institutions such as the UN and EU etc. Westphalian - CORRECT ANSWER-A system, ended by WWI, in which the fate of Europe was decided by its elite, often in secret. r