ins 3003 exam 1 fsu |103 Questions with Answers
civil war - -a war between citizens of the same country.
-cold war - -a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats,
propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare, in particular.
-proxy war - -A war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate
-non-member observer state - -have the right to speak at the United Nation General
Assembly meetings, but not to vote on resolutions
-Non-State entity - -Organizations with sufficient power to influence and cause change
even though they do not belong to any established institution of a state
-nation-state - -a sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in
factors such as language or common descent.
-unitary actor - -An assumption that treats states as a single entity that tries to maximize
national interest, broadly defined.
-founder of classical realism - -hans morgenthau (politics among nations in 1948)
-pursuit of power - -realpolitik
-founder of neo-realism - -kenneth waltz
-assumptions - -1. staters are rational unitary actors
2. states seek security
3. anarchy
-balance of power - -1. alliances
2. bandwagoning
3. balancing
-Balance of power definition - -gobal configuration that creates peace
-Uni-Polarity - -hegemonic stability theory argues that Uni-polarity is so powerful that no
one else tries on major power, 1 hegeon
realists don't like this
-Bi-polartity - -balance of power if two powers offset each other with rational decision
making
- neorealists prefer
- ex: cold war
, -Multi-Polarity - -moving towards multiple poles of power
-classic realists prefer
-takes focus off single or two states
-most realists dont like becaus theres too much room for shifting and miscalculation
(unstable)
-relative gains vs absolute gains - --relative gains= 0 sum
-absolute gains= non-zero sum
-relative gains - -state doesn't share with others, seeks opportunity to enhance position
sum of other state to be zero
- im gaining while youre losing
-zero sum
• Are what I gain over you
• What I gain at your expense
• Realists promote relative gains
o If I am gaining over you, I am gaining and I am able to protect myself because of it
• Someone ends up with zero
-absolute gains - -all gain, some more than others, nobody ends up with zero
share, provide something
non-zero sum
• What we see when we are cooperating
• Nobody ends up with zero
• Everyone ends up with something
• For those who promote this, believe in cooperation
o By working together everyone gains something
• Realists are concerned
o If there is cooperation, states are getting stronger
-prisoner's dilemma - -a particular "game" between two captured prisoners that
illustrates why cooperation is difficult to maintain even when it is mutually beneficial
-realosts believe that cooperation never guarantee's security (game theory)
-realists point of view (game theory) - -From the Realist's point of view, the prisoner's
won't talk to one another/Represents the lack of trust
-Prisoner's Dilemma - -State's rely on themselves
Stakes are high
Rational Unitary Actors
They are going to confess and receive 20/20. They don't want to risk life in prison
Avoid the worst outcome
Nuclear Arm's Race
civil war - -a war between citizens of the same country.
-cold war - -a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats,
propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare, in particular.
-proxy war - -A war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate
-non-member observer state - -have the right to speak at the United Nation General
Assembly meetings, but not to vote on resolutions
-Non-State entity - -Organizations with sufficient power to influence and cause change
even though they do not belong to any established institution of a state
-nation-state - -a sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in
factors such as language or common descent.
-unitary actor - -An assumption that treats states as a single entity that tries to maximize
national interest, broadly defined.
-founder of classical realism - -hans morgenthau (politics among nations in 1948)
-pursuit of power - -realpolitik
-founder of neo-realism - -kenneth waltz
-assumptions - -1. staters are rational unitary actors
2. states seek security
3. anarchy
-balance of power - -1. alliances
2. bandwagoning
3. balancing
-Balance of power definition - -gobal configuration that creates peace
-Uni-Polarity - -hegemonic stability theory argues that Uni-polarity is so powerful that no
one else tries on major power, 1 hegeon
realists don't like this
-Bi-polartity - -balance of power if two powers offset each other with rational decision
making
- neorealists prefer
- ex: cold war
, -Multi-Polarity - -moving towards multiple poles of power
-classic realists prefer
-takes focus off single or two states
-most realists dont like becaus theres too much room for shifting and miscalculation
(unstable)
-relative gains vs absolute gains - --relative gains= 0 sum
-absolute gains= non-zero sum
-relative gains - -state doesn't share with others, seeks opportunity to enhance position
sum of other state to be zero
- im gaining while youre losing
-zero sum
• Are what I gain over you
• What I gain at your expense
• Realists promote relative gains
o If I am gaining over you, I am gaining and I am able to protect myself because of it
• Someone ends up with zero
-absolute gains - -all gain, some more than others, nobody ends up with zero
share, provide something
non-zero sum
• What we see when we are cooperating
• Nobody ends up with zero
• Everyone ends up with something
• For those who promote this, believe in cooperation
o By working together everyone gains something
• Realists are concerned
o If there is cooperation, states are getting stronger
-prisoner's dilemma - -a particular "game" between two captured prisoners that
illustrates why cooperation is difficult to maintain even when it is mutually beneficial
-realosts believe that cooperation never guarantee's security (game theory)
-realists point of view (game theory) - -From the Realist's point of view, the prisoner's
won't talk to one another/Represents the lack of trust
-Prisoner's Dilemma - -State's rely on themselves
Stakes are high
Rational Unitary Actors
They are going to confess and receive 20/20. They don't want to risk life in prison
Avoid the worst outcome
Nuclear Arm's Race
