POLS 1160 Lecture 1: Lecture 1 13 January 2016
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A state must have recognition from other states: e. g. acceptance into the united nations. A state must have a recognized government with a monopoly on the use of force: only a state can legally kill people. Examples of non-state actors include: international nongovernmental organizations, terrorist groups, international governmental organizations, religious groups. The ield of international relations was oicially established after the end of. World war two to predict and prevent any future wars. Levels of analysis are devices to help us consider an idea through a certain lens.