states have no external enforcement to turn to adjudicate disputes
global bodies lack enforcement mechanisms
there is no world police
states can do as they please
they fear eachother becasue there isnt a higher power to claim their fears
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levels of analysis
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Analysts of global politics may examine factors at various levels—such as individual, domestic, systemic, and global—to explain actions and events. Each level provides possible explanations on a different scale.
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anarchy
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a system operating in the absence of any central government, state is highest unit. describes structure of all IR
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idealism
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it underestimates the logic of power politics and the constraints this imposes on political action. idealism as a substantive theory of international relations is generally associated with the claim that it is possible to create a world of peace based on the rule of law
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global governance
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the regulation and coordination of transnational issue areas by nation states, interantional and regional organizations and private agencies through the establishment of international regimes.
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nation state
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a political community in which the state claims legitimacy on the grounds that it represents all citizens, including those who may identify as a separate community or nation
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Sovereignty
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the condition of a state having control and authority over its own territory and being free from any higher legal authority. It is related to, but distinct from, the condition of a government being free from any external political constraints
within a given territory the leaders of a state have absolute and final political authority
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state
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a legal territorial entity composed of a stable population and a government; it posses a monopoly over the legitimate use of force; its sovereignty is recognized by other states in the international system. Highest political structure that makes authoritative decisions
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Neorealism
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a theory of realism that maintains the international system and the condition of anarchy or no common power push states and individuals to act in a way that places interest over ideologies.
states aren't concerned with power they are concerned with security
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realism
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a theoretical approach that analyzes all international relations as the relation of states engaged in the pursuit of power. they see the international system as anarchic or without a common power and they believe conflict is endemic in the international system
human are seen as self interest oriented, they don't see that politics can improve
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security delimea
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in an anarchisch international system, one with no common central power, when one state seeks to improve its security it creates insecurity in others