internationally. It argues that states would not act in the same way in different situations. There are different views of the state: -The Realist view of the state The state is: -An autonomous actor -Constrained only by the anarchy of the international system -Sovereign -Guided by a national interest that is defined in terms of power -The Liberal view of the state The state is: -A process‚ involving contending interests -A reflection of both governmental and societal interests -The repository
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Diplomacy is a tool to apply policy. It depends on the foreign policy. It includes four different meaning in dictionary as treaties‚ representatives‚ respresentative duty and the community of foreign officials. In Oxford dictionary‚ conducting international relations with negotiations and govern them is the duty of a diplomat. According to alternative definitions‚ an example from Ambrose Bierce it means ‘the ability to tell a patriot lie fort he sake of country’. Machiavelli Niccolò di Bernado dei
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Immanuel Kant and Transcendental Idealism David Hume shook the foundations of Epistemology and once again left philosophers baffled with where to turn next. The choices were either to agree with Descartes’ rationalism and accept solipsism or an appeal to a loving God‚ agree with Locke’s style of empiricism‚ Berkeley’s Epistemological approach‚ or simply concede that Hume’s extreme skepticism and ultimately solipsist view of knowledge was the most accurate. However‚ Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was
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definition of peace was originated among the ancient Romans who defined that peace‚ “pax” as “absentia belli”‚ the absence of war. Peace is a state of harmony‚ the absence of hostility. This term is applied to describe a cessation of violent international conflict. In this case‚ peace is the opposite of war. Though human-beings are prone to seek peace‚ prosperity and civilization for their lives‚ means used to seek them were at times conducted through the contrast process: war. The origin of
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In international relations‚ aid (also known as international aid‚ overseas aid‚ or foreign aid) is – from the perspective of governments – a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another.[2] Humanitarianism and altruism are at least partly an objective for the giving of aid.[3] It may have other functions as well: it may be given as a signal of diplomatic approval‚ or to strengthen a military ally‚ to reward a government for behaviour desired by the donor‚ to extend the donor’s cultural
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policy tool. For clarity‚ I offer the following definitions: According to the report “Hellfire and Grey Drones: An Empirical Examination of the Effectiveness of Targeted Killing”‚ targeted killings‚ though lacking a concrete definition under international law‚ are characterized by 6 key features: 1. The act is carried out by a state actor. 2. The target of the act is an individual actor {or‚ a small group of specific individuals}. 3. The targeted individual actor is a member of a group which
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4. Nigeria’s Foreign Policy in relation to Economic Diplomacy Today’s governments are facing immense competition from other actors such as religious groups‚ private sector‚ media‚ immigrants and all other possible entities of the civil society who are demanding from the government that they do have a say in making and implementing foreign policy. Economic diplomacy which is gradually overtaking the politics oriented traditional diplomacy. With the growth of transactional economic interactions‚ the
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Defense and security are generally prime concerns of states. The necessity of this concern does not only find eminence to states alone rather in this period of regionalization and integration but it becomes more pronounced among inter-state cycles as a result of interdependency. The adjacency of states makes it a real issue in regional politics as far as security is concerned. Theoretical foundations of ‘realpolitik’ become weakened by the likely effects of electoral management to neighbouring states
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people that takes no account of national govn. Or state borders; cross-border. >Anarchy- without rules; lack of govn. > Selp-Help- reliance on internal/inner resources. >Balance of power- no state is dominant. >Collective dilemma- involve international problem. >Globality-interconnected of whole;global economy. >Globalism- ideological project committed to spread globalization. Hyperglobalism- rise of tech. in the society and fall of globalized economic and cultural patterns. Skeptism- nothing
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Diplomatic recognition[edit] | This section does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2010) | Diplomatic recognition is an important factor in determining whether a nation is an independent state. Receiving recognition is often difficult‚ even for countries which are fully sovereign. For many decades after its becoming independent‚ even many of the closest allies of
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