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Politics, Security & International Relations

Politics, Security & International Relations. O’Connor, Chapter 19. Realism International realm is anarchic Machiavelli Neorealism States do not seek to maximize power, but merely balance it; most powerful states set the action. Waltz. Balance of Power

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Politics, Security & International Relations

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  1. Politics, Security & International Relations O’Connor, Chapter 19

  2. Realism International realm is anarchic Machiavelli Neorealism States do not seek to maximize power, but merely balance it; most powerful states set the action. Waltz Balance of Power Theory that states ally themselves with other states to balance the power of threatening states. How do you measure power? Soft Hard Theories of IR

  3. Deterrence Theory Clash of Civilizations Huntington Golden Arches Theory Friedman Dependency Theories of IR

  4. Hegemonic Stability Theory International stability requires a single dominant state to enforce the rules (uni-polar). Bipolar World is divided into two power centers, like during the Cold War Multi-polar World is divided into many power centers Theories of IR

  5. Theories of IR - Idealism • Placing an emphasis on international law, organization, and the influence of morality and public opinion in the affairs of nations. • Characterized IR theory following WWI.

  6. Monroe Doctrine 1823 U.S. will intervene if a European power made unwarranted aggression anywhere in the Western Hemisphere. Pre-Spanish American War America was mostly Isolationist: The American Experience

  7. Spanish-American War • Cuban Revolution and disagreements w/Spain over Cuba. • USS Maine served as a catalyst… • America gained possession of: • Cuba, Puerto Rico and Philippines • President McKinley • “Isolation is no longer possible or desirable.”

  8. Theodore Roosevelt • Colombia & the Panama Canal • Mediated peace between Japan & Russia • Great “White Fleet” • Roosevelt Corollary • 1905 U.S. warning to Europe not to use local countries’ debts to breach the Monroe Doctrine.

  9. America joined in 1917 three years after the war began. Why, so long? America was pro-Ally, but non-interventionist. Collective Security Agreement by all countries to automatically punish aggressor states. League of Nations, UN Based in Idealism World War I

  10. Smoot-Hawley Tariff Neutrality Acts U.S. gradually steps away from neutrality Lend-Lease Undeclared German naval war Freezing of Japanese assets Interwar Years

  11. Marshall Plan Truman Doctrine Containment Eisenhower Doctrine Cold War NATO Collective Defense “…an attack on one is an attack on all.” Post-WWII

  12. Diplomacy Official, political contact among governments Détente United Nations Sovereignty Supranational State Department Embassy Treaty Executive Agreement Diplomacy

  13. NATO Expansion Spheres of Influence World’s Policeman Neutral Arbiter UN Peacekeeping SALT I Preemption Imperial Overstretch Theory that powerful nations tends to over-expand and then decline. http://www.cdi.org/friendlyversion/printversion.cfm?documentID=1040 http://www.cdi.org/friendlyversion/printversion.cfm?documentID=1041 Current Issues

  14. Internationalism Neo-Isolationism Neo-Conservatism Issues and Priorities Foreign Aid to 3rd world Drug trade Energy and OPEC Free Trade/Protectionism Democracy Should public opinion be consulted in pursuing foreign policy? http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?PageID=795 Foreign Policy Today

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