States can achieve their interests by cooperation, it is not a zero-sum game. NGOs and IGOs play a role.
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Feminism
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International Affairs needs to address the role of women in the world, and the gender constructs around concepts of power (violence) and peace.
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The end of history believes
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that political history is an evolutionary process that has resulted in the final form of governments, a liberal (open) representative democracy (LRD).
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Green
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International Affairs should be viewed through the lens of the environment as a collective problem to be solved.
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The iron triangle
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represents the concept that in a representative government an Interest Group may be able influence both the Congress and the Bureaucracy to do things that will benefit them (the IG) over other concerns.
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NeoLiberalism
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Understanding states requires understanding their needs and drivers. States may seek absolute gains and/or relative gains.
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What makes terrorism?
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1. Level of Violence
2. Rational Actors
3. A cause
4. A commitment
5. A goal
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The End of history was created in 1992 by
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Francis Fukuyama
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Realism
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States are whole entities existing equally on the world stage. States are always looking out for their own best interests. States are in conflict as they seek power. States are all that matter.
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Relative Deprivation
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When individuals or groups don't have the resources to have the "life" they were accustomed to, or are told they should have.
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Orientalism
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Focuses on how cultures interact, namely how Western culture tends to undervalue other cultures, denigrate them, and ultimately supersede them.
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The clash of civilizations
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A theory put forward by Samuel Huntington in 1992 inresponse to Fukuyama
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NeoRealism
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This conflict is military in nature, and aggressive military action is necessary to maintain power.
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Absolute Deprivation
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State of resources where you simply can not provide the most basic, life-sustaining needs.
Ironically this may actually decrease terrorism. You have to have the time and energy to engage in terrorism.Sierra