Globalization and International Relations Free Online FlashCards

What is sovereignty?

Sovereignty is a state’s authority to govern its territory and population without external control.

What are the two dimensions of sovereignty?

Internal sovereignty concerns making and enforcing laws at home; external sovereignty concerns independence from other states.

What does realism emphasize?

Realism emphasizes state survival, security, and power in an international system without a single world government.

What is liberal institutionalism?

Liberal institutionalism argues that institutions can make cooperation beneficial by providing rules, information, and repeated interactions.

What is pooled sovereignty?

Pooled sovereignty occurs when states retain their governments but share authority with common institutions in selected policy areas.

What is deterrence?

Deterrence discourages aggression by threatening costs that would make the attack unacceptable or counterproductive.

What is a security dilemma?

A security dilemma arises when one state’s defensive measures appear threatening to others, prompting an arms race or countermeasures.

What does NATO Article 5 establish?

NATO’s Article 5 treats an armed attack on one member as an attack on all, while allowing each member to decide the action it considers necessary.

What is nontraditional security?

Nontraditional security includes cross-border threats such as cyberattacks, pandemics, climate-related disasters, financial instability, and forced migration.

What functions does the United Nations perform?

The United Nations provides frameworks for diplomacy, peace and security, humanitarian action, development, and human rights.

What does the World Trade Organization do?

The WTO sets international trade rules, provides a negotiation forum, reviews trade policies, and helps resolve disputes.

What is the IMF’s main role?

The IMF promotes monetary cooperation and financial stability, monitors economies, provides policy advice, lends during balance-of-payments crises, and offers technical assistance.