Chapter 6 Pathways to Interstate Peace Flashcards

Official representatives of a state’s government representing that state diplomatically in another state.

Any situation in which a rough equality of power exists between the major states in the international system at a given moment in time. Balance of power is thought by many scholars to be an important condition for peace.

When smaller, weaker states ally with a larger, powerful state for protection. Contrasts with balancing behaviour.

Security provided by the members of an international cooperative institution in which, if any state threatened or actually used military force illegally agaisnt a member state, the other members pledged to form an overhwhelming coalition to defeat the aggressor.

Emergency diplomacy in a crisis situation, designed to diffuse tension between relevant states and decrease the likelihood of conflict.

The privileges and immunities granted by a host country to foreign ambassadors and embassy staff, exempting them from the full force of local laws.

Aggressive actions by a state intended to damage another state economically.

The process by which states enter into security alliances with other states to balance the power of a particularly strong state or coalition of states.

The dominance of one state over other states. Many scholars believe that a hegemonic international system is most prone to peace.

The process by which states muster their own power to balance rival states by mobilizing their economy and increasing their defense capabilities.

The accumulation of principles and norms that states have put forward over the centuries and which have come to be widely seen as legitimate and authoritative, enshrining basic ideas about international organization and the standing of states and reflecting basic principles such as sovereignty, recognition, freedom of the seas, international responsibility, and self-defense.

International laws plus organizational arrangements that are designed to facilitate the implementation of international law by states. Examples include the UN, the League of Nations, and the International Criminal Court.

The body of rules, norms, and standards that states have been crafted over time that give those states and other actors rights and obligations in their interactions with one another.

An international body established by the treaty of Versailles at the end of World War I and designed to provide states with an ongoing international legal and institutional framework to solve their disputes and avoid war.

A sense of rightness and acceptance of a state’s power by other states.