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Understanding International Relations: Key Actors, Trends, and Implications

This guide explores the definition and study of international relations, focusing on both state and non-state actors. It discusses the unique role of states, their monopoly on legitimate force, and the significance of sovereignty. The text delves into globalization, liberal values, and the impact of transnational threats on international security. Additionally, it examines various conflicts, including terrorism and ethnic strife, and highlights the implications of foreign policy decisions on domestic freedoms. This comprehensive overview offers insights into the complexities of today's international landscape.

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Understanding International Relations: Key Actors, Trends, and Implications

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  1. IR 101 Kyle

  2. What is it?

  3. Definition • Study of international events and actors.

  4. Actors • State- • monopoly on the legitimate use of force, mutually recognized • Provide public goods, collect taxes • Uni, Bi, and multipolar • Non-State- recent trend

  5. lEGIT

  6. importance • Critical in the international realm- determines security guarantees and cooperation • Authority is power with legitimacy

  7. Examples • Some states? • Some in contention- Palestine, Iraq in 05 • Failed states- Somalia 90’s, Afgan 05

  8. Sovereignty • Defines a state • Highest political • Highest political authority • No other unit has coercive authority

  9. Power • Market • Cultural • Military

  10. Globalization • International economic and otherwise interdependence • Free trade vs. protectionism • International development • Liberal values • Democratic peace • Transnational Threats

  11. Non state • NGO- charities, political groups, turrrrrits • International Org- UN, IMF, World Bank • Multinational Corp

  12. CONFLICT • Iter vs. Intra State conflict

  13. Popular Discussion • Terrorism • Org Crime • Arab/Israel • India/Pakistan • Ethic Conflict • Failed States • U.S./China • Global Economy • Proliferation • Resources • Human Rights • Democracy • And more….

  14. Domestic Implications • Historical Slant to Intervention • The foreign policy of the Founders • Domestic freedoms

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