POLS1006 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Nato, Berlin Wall, Eurozone
18 Jul 2018
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It has since expanded and is still very active today. International governmental organizations (igos): organizations that states join to further their political or economic interests. (cid:894)un, imf, opec (cid:895) 1: non-state actors: actors other than states that operate within or across state borders with important consequences for international relations. (coca cola, mitsubishi, us. Democracies or republics are understood as states that have elected governments, a free press, private property and the rule of law. International level of analysis: a level of analysis focusing on the international system. Imperialism: a state strategy in which one country conquers foreign lands to turn them into colonies: scramble for africa: the carving up of africa by colonial powers after 1870, connecting past and present, connecting aspiration and reality. Germany after wwi: dissatisfied states are potentially dangerous and intent on transforming he international system. It is(cid:374)"t easy to disti(cid:374)guish (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) defe(cid:374)si(cid:448)e a(cid:374)d dissatisfied state.
