Principle of International Relations
D-The international system
Is created to prevent anarchy, which is a lack of central government control and lack of rules/law enforcement. Therefore most governments agree on norms of behavior.
What behavior is considered good or bad or proper.
Rogue states: al douwal el kharija 3an el kanoun.
Sovereignty: this means that a government has a control over and can do anything it wants in its own territories; it also means that government should not interfere in the internal affairs of another gov.
Balance of power: by one or a group of states and it is believed that this will maintain the security and stability of the international system.
Great powers/middle powers: GP: are the most military and economic powers (Russia, China, Britain, France, Germany, US) and MP: some are large but not highly industrialized, some are small but have specialized capabilities, and some have considerable influence in their region (regional powers) ex: Brazil, Italy, India, Indonesia, Iran, Canada, Turkey …)
Hegemony: Direct opposite of sovereignty, it is the act of total control by one state over the world or over a certain region or over a certain state. Ex: in the 18th-19th centuries: the British empires, in the 20th -21th centuries: US and in 1990-2005 the Syrian hegemony
E-Alliances
This is when two or more countries ally themselves in order to increase their power in relation to other states. This will allow them more bargaining power-alliances survive for special goals & purposes and may end after the completion of these goals and purposes. Ex: Soviet unions & us vs. Hitler and Mussolini in WW2….NATO and the Warsaw.
Most alliances are formed because of a perceived threat. Sun Tzu: Disrupting alliances of enemy states is the most effective way to win a power struggle. El douwal el gharbiye 3am t7ewel tekhlof iran w Syria.
Immanuel Kant: the majority of states could unite to punish a state which is aggressive or
Is created to prevent anarchy, which is a lack of central government control and lack of rules/law enforcement. Therefore most governments agree on norms of behavior.
What behavior is considered good or bad or proper.
Rogue states: al douwal el kharija 3an el kanoun.
Sovereignty: this means that a government has a control over and can do anything it wants in its own territories; it also means that government should not interfere in the internal affairs of another gov.
Balance of power: by one or a group of states and it is believed that this will maintain the security and stability of the international system.
Great powers/middle powers: GP: are the most military and economic powers (Russia, China, Britain, France, Germany, US) and MP: some are large but not highly industrialized, some are small but have specialized capabilities, and some have considerable influence in their region (regional powers) ex: Brazil, Italy, India, Indonesia, Iran, Canada, Turkey …)
Hegemony: Direct opposite of sovereignty, it is the act of total control by one state over the world or over a certain region or over a certain state. Ex: in the 18th-19th centuries: the British empires, in the 20th -21th centuries: US and in 1990-2005 the Syrian hegemony
E-Alliances
This is when two or more countries ally themselves in order to increase their power in relation to other states. This will allow them more bargaining power-alliances survive for special goals & purposes and may end after the completion of these goals and purposes. Ex: Soviet unions & us vs. Hitler and Mussolini in WW2….NATO and the Warsaw.
Most alliances are formed because of a perceived threat. Sun Tzu: Disrupting alliances of enemy states is the most effective way to win a power struggle. El douwal el gharbiye 3am t7ewel tekhlof iran w Syria.
Immanuel Kant: the majority of states could unite to punish a state which is aggressive or