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International Relations
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International Studies
Undergraduate 1
05/02/2013

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Autarky
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exists whenever an entity can survive or continue its activities without external assistance or international trade
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comparative advantage
Definition
Advantage introducing specific products, you trade and both benefit from it. While allowing you to specialize. Lack of free trade in world because it does not benefit everyone equally.
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tariff
Definition
is a tax on an import. You make your own producers more competitive.
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Non Tariff
Definition
restriction the volume of goods quotes. Regulations health and safety laws, environmental protections.
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Liberal International Economic Order-
Definition
is the global free trade establishment
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Bretton Wood's Institution
Definition
are the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Trade Organization They were set up at a meeting of 43 countries in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA in July 1944. Their aims were to help rebuild the shattered postwar economy and to promote international economic cooperation.
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realism
Definition
The view that the subject matter of politics is political power, not matters of principle. Look at economic policy as a battle for dominance
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Liberalism
Definition
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution.
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Constructivism
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view individual people and the ideas that they believe in are what gives these things meaning. They argue that power does not reside in the state or institutions, but rather in ideas that people use and collectively come to believe in.
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Hegemonic Stability Theory
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indicates that the international system is more likely to remain stable when a single nation-state is the dominant world power
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Greece and Euro
Definition
Economic crisis, generally countries devalue their currency. First time the creditor is being repaired.
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Anarachy
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is the concept that the world system is leaderless: there is no universal sovereign or worldwide government. There is thus no hierarchically superior, coercive power that can resolve disputes, enforce law, or order the system like there is in domestic politics. Instead have treaties or past traditions.
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domestic and international law
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is the national, domestic, or internal law of a sovereign state defined in opposition to international law. Municipal law includes not only law at the national level, but law at the state, provincial, territorial, regional or local levels. While, as far as the law of the state is concerned, these may be distinct categories of law, international law is largely uninterested in this distinction and treats them all as one. Similarly, international law makes no distinction between the ordinary law of the state and its constitutional law.
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violations and compliance
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You can violate because it isn’t really enforced but most countries comply.
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diplomatic immunity
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The privilege of exemption from certain laws and taxes granted to diplomats by the country in which they are working.
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United Nations
Definition
is the world's largest, foremost, and most prominent international organization. The stated aims of the include promoting and facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, civil rights, civil liberties, political freedoms, democracy, and the achievement of lasting world peace. The was founded in 1945 after World War II
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General Assembly
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is the main deliberative organ of the UN. Decisions on important questions, such as those on peace and security, admission of new members and budgetary matters, require a two-thirds majority. 193 members
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UN Secretary General
Definition
is the head of the United Nations one of the principal organs of the United Nations. also acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the United Nations.
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UN Security Council
Definition
has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It has 15 Members, and each Member has one vote. Under the Charter, all Member States are obligated to comply with Council decisions
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International Organizations
Definition
You can split them into inter governmental and non governmental, you create these institutions that try to pass laws and coordinate actions. Tend to be a liberal perspective
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