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Actors in IR. States. A territorial entity controlled by a government and inhabited populations State government answers to no higher authority ***Not states in the United States. State refers to what you have grown up calling countries***. Nations.
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States • A territorial entity controlled by a government and inhabited populations • State government answers to no higher authority • ***Not states in the United States. State refers to what you have grown up calling countries***
Nations • Groups of people who share a sense of national identity, usually a language and culture
Nations • Conflict arises when people of a nationality are not recognized by the sovereign state • Reason for most of the conflict in the Middle East
Intergovernmental Organizations • Organizations whose members are national governments • UN • OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) • World Trade Organization (WTO) • NATO
Nongovernmental Organizations • Private organizations with political, humanitarian, or economical purpose • Multinational Corporations (MNC’s) • terrorist organizations • Greenpeace