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Melanie Molenaar English 10 cards

Cards in this deck (10)

1Anarchy (states).the system in which the world lacks an superior authority that can control the international system and enforce the law on the other units (states).
2The most prominent national interestSecurity
3Statismthe political unit is the principal actor, the territorial state pursues its national interest in terms of power
4States as unitary actors- all state behave in the same manner: they want to maximalize their self-interests
- by „state” we mean government
5High politicsall matters that are necessary for the state to survive: national and international security concerns, military power
6Low politicsall matters that are not absolutely necessary for the state to survive: eg economics and the social affairs
7the 3 “S”-es- State
- Security
- Self-help
8Security dilemmaSelf-help is the only way to political security VS
Self-help makes other states insecure.
9Most important actors in world politicsStates
10The most effective way to maintain peace in the international systemThe Balance of Power