POLS 051 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Jihadism, Islamic Culture, Great Power

• School: University of Vermont
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 051
• Professor: Michelle Commercio

Document Summary

Intro to international relations (ir) (pols 051 a with prof. michele commercio) Actors in the international system (cid:894)i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual ngos, igos, states (cid:895) Soft diplomacy (image building and values promotion over hard, or coercive, diplomacy, which necessitates direct involvement in conflicts) Cli(cid:374)to(cid:374)"s fo(cid:396)eig(cid:374) poli(cid:272)y goals: re(cid:271)uild a(cid:373)e(cid:396)i(cid:272)a"s i(cid:373)age a(cid:271)(cid:396)oad afte(cid:396) bush ad(cid:373)i(cid:374)ist(cid:396)atio(cid:374, people-to-people diplomacy. Never had a career-defining strategy/policy: unable to because of lack of relationship with obama. Very important to have a good relationship with the president: world too messy to handle just one thing. Clinton wished she had the ability to focus on one thing. It"s u(cid:374)likely a(cid:374)yo(cid:374)e else (cid:272)ould ha(cid:448)e ha(cid:374)dled the extent of the unexpected unrest any better than she did. George kennan american historian and diplomat; outlined the policy of containment of. Soviet expansion during the cold war (which he later reversed: we want another george kennan because we yearn for a simpler time with less problems (variety of issues)