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Traditionally, how has international security been conceptualized?
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It held focus on the security of states from external threats to its territorial integrity,...
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What are the most imp challenges to security according to realists?
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They believe that military threats (by other states, terrorists, and revolutionary movements,etc)...
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We now include a range of threats that are not state-centrc or military in nature, what are...
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certain ideologies, individuals, groups, socioeconomic conditions
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How has constructivists contributed to security studies?
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Securitization theory: emphasize that security is not an onbjective term, but is constructed...
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What are the most important issues in international security?
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1. the origins and causes of conflict in the international system.2. National security3.group...
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What is John Keegan's definition of war?
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Collective killing for a collective purpose
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What are some trends in contemporary armed conflicts?
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1. most wars have taken plac btwn or w/in smaller countries in Middle east, Africa, and Asia2....
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What is the cause of war using the individual level of analysis?
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Human nature is inherently aggressive and war is inevitable; or that we have been socialized...
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What is the cause of war using the group level of analysis?
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States or groups w/ authoritarian internal structures are more warlike b/c the leaders are...
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What is the cause of war using the system level of analysis?
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realists: war is inevitable due to the lack of trust and the primacy of self-interest in an...
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Explain the Long cycle theory.
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the theory that hegemons rise and decline in regular patterns, which in turn influence the...
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Why did Hussein invade Kuwait on Aug 28, 1990, which prompted the Gulf War?
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He wanted immediate economic gain and long-term control over a sig. portion of Middle East...
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What were the unresolved issues at the end of the Gulf War?
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1. Hussein remained the leader of Iraq2. UN weapons inspectors ecountered a systemativ effort...
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Define ethnic conflicts.
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conflicts btwn ethnic groups often as a result of intergroup differences, ancient hatreds and...
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Define communal conflicts.
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Conflicts btwn communal groups, primarily racial and ethnic groups. The roots of communal...
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What are the causes of communal conflict?
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1. Grievances2.Autonomy and Independence3. Social change4.Promordialism5. Incitement by leaders6.State...
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Define ethnic cleansing.
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it is the forced removal of people's from their area of residence.
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