The history of international relations is often traced back to the Peace of Westphalia of 1648‚ where the modern state system was developed. Prior to this‚ the European medieval organization of political authority was based on a vaguely hierarchical religious order. Westphalia instituted the legal concept of sovereignty‚ which essentially meant that rulers‚ or the legitimate sovereigns‚ would recognize no internal equals within a defined territory and no external superiors as the ultimate authority
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The study of international relations and its influence on the international community can be best understood by analyzing realism‚ liberalism‚ and constructivism. Throughout history‚ these three approaches have played a crucial role in explaining us the major causes of some devastating wars and politics in the history of mankind. In the following below‚ the distinguishing characteristics of realism‚ liberalism‚ and constructivism will be explained vividly. Realism is the view that world politics
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Concepts in international relations Conjuncture In decision making in international relations‚ the concept of International Conjuncture‚ together with freedom of action and equality are important elements. Decision makers must take into account the set of international conditions in taking initiatives that would create different types of responses. Systemic level concepts International relations is often viewed in terms of levels of analysis‚ the systemic level concepts are those broad concepts
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The Cold War Michelle Goon SS310 Exploring the 1960’s Professor: Karen Lloyd Unit 2 Assignment Date: 2-12-2012 The Cold war started in 1945 and lasted until 1991 (Timeline of the Cold War‚ n.d.). During this time the world had many political views and agendas to deal with. There was the election between Kennedy and Nixon in 1960 and the election of Kennedy into office in 1961 (Farber‚ 1994) . There were mixed views on the types of government and the battle between countries to maintain governmental
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Lesson 1 Several questions should be answered in regards to international relations first. Are states obsolete? For almost four hundred years‚ the territorial state has been the primary player in world politics. To achieve state sovereignty has been the main goal of most nationalistic separatist movements. In some points of view‚ the territorial state is in very good health. It is still needed to provide military security‚ give people identity‚ raise taxes‚ and provide for the needy. Although
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Great Britain‚ and the Soviet Union crumbled‚ giving the birth to a cold war. The Cold War began because there were different visions of the postwar world. The Soviet Union were trying to gain power and their communism was feared by the United Stated and American citizens. During the 1950s‚ economic productivity increased abundantly. The Cold War shaped the ideals about family life in America‚ especially the lives of women. The Cold War helped shape new work‚ especially for women‚ living patters such
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Adams Period 3 02 March 2013 The Cold War Begins The Cold War was a five year war against the Soviet Union and the United States. These two Communist and Democratic countries had very different views and ways of ruling their citizens. One feared of expansion‚ the other feared of the opposing differences. However‚ they both agreed on keeping the war at a minimum by agreeing to not allow weapons of mass destruction to come into the war. Hint to the term "Cold War." Although there was not necessarily
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Chaymae Samir SciencesPo Paris Campus de Menton Foreign Policy Making in the Middle East Research Paper Subject : « The Concept of Honor in International Relations : the personalization of the state » INTRODUCTION “Political units have their amour-propre‚ as people do” Raymond Aron. As the Greeks understood better human motives‚ Socrate in his Republic identifies three psychic drives: spirit‚ appetite and reason. Socrate attributes many vigorous and competitive characteristics
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The Cold War dominated the second half of the twentieth century and resulted in the collapse of communism. This war occurred due to a period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union between 1940 and 1980‚ was called Cold War because the war between the two countries was triggered by fears of a nuclear scale. The main cause that led to this war occurred because the Soviet Union wanted to spread its communist ideology to everyone‚ which alarmed the Americans‚ who hated the ideology
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Tactics of the Cold War: United States vs. Soviet Union The Cold War can be defined as two superpowers: the United States of America and the Soviet Union‚ in a conflict involving ideology‚ paranoia‚ communication blunders‚ and constant speculation of who was the on the offensive or defensive.1 This conflict created one of the most famous rivalries in history‚ one which was conducted by several means on both sides. From the start of the Cold War post World War II‚ when the opposing ideologies of
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