- •Intelligence-gathering – сбор развединформации
- •In the affirmative – утвердительно
- •Ex. 1. Terminology. Match the notions with their definitions
- •Ex. 2. Fill in the blanks in column a with the topical vocabulary units from column b, making all necessary changes
- •Theory from Practice: An International Society Approach to ir
- •Assignments
In the affirmative – утвердительно
Ex. 1. Terminology. Match the notions with their definitions
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A.it is formed when states have sufficient contact between them and sufficient impact on one another’s decisions |
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B. an international norm according to which a state has this responsibility. If it fails the international community has a responsibility to intervene |
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C. it conceives of states as legal organizations that operate in accordance with international law and diplomatic practice |
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D. it exists between states in a system or society of states and it is a fundamental normative value of the International Society tradition |
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E. along with solidarism, it is one of two International Society approaches to the potential conflict between state sovereignty and respect for human rights |
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F. it includes ultimate internal authority and external recognition |
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G. they are incapable of creating domestic order |
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H. it has an aim of changing (even eliminating) the international state system in the expectation of creating a better world |
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I. this approach emphasizes the simultaneous presence of both realist and liberal elements |
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J. it stresses individuals, not states, as the ultimate members of international society |
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K. along with international order it is a fundamental normative value of the International Society tradition |
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L. it exists when a group of states conceive themselves to be bound by a common set of rules in their relations with one another |
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M. it is based on a conviction that international relations are conflictual and may always lead to war |
Ex. 2. Fill in the blanks in column a with the topical vocabulary units from column b, making all necessary changes
1. The International Relations Committee generates interest in international affairs and present a global ________ to the student body. |
A. to mitigate |
2. The analysis of subject ____________ details the main disciplines that are associated with international relations research. |
B. perpetual peace |
3. Action is needed __________________ and funding for immediate implementation of these projects from Arab, regional and international institutions and international programmes. |
C. outlook |
4. Why does Congress need __________ votes for president and vice president before proclamation? |
D. intelligence-gathering |
5. Immanuel Kant suggests six preliminary steps toward ______________. |
E. to outsmart |
6. President Rodrigo Duterte pleaded to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) not to __________________________ for terrorists in their territories. |
F. primordial |
7. China and the US try ________ each other on Fed hikes. |
G. to scatter |
8. If this process can ___________ or reversed by international policies focusing on environmentally sustainable economic development, human well-being on a global scale will rise. |
H. coterminous |
9. Nepal's foreign policy objectives are guided by the principles __________in the Charter of the United Nations and the nonalignment. |
I.to muster support |
10. The One Belt, One Road strategy can be summarized as five foci for cooperation (policy coordination, facilities connectivity, _______ trade, financial integration, and people-to-people bonds). |
J. to give sanctuary |
11. An attempt by a Conservative Senator to paint the residential school system as "well-intentioned" is _______ defending actions taken by Hitler against the Jewish people in the Second World War. |
K.to canvass |
12. Social scientists in general and political scientists in particular envisioned that modernity would marginalize _________loyalties. |
L. unimpeded |
13. It remains a Hobbesian world, with power ________with national security and success. |
M. enshrined |
14. Realism, idealism and structuralism are complete worldviews in themselves, with ________ division lines that do not allow mixing together different approaches. |
N. akin to |
15. Donald Trump suggested to focus on the best _______________ operation in the world, stamping out Islamic terrorism, and suspending immigration from any nation that has been compromised by terrorism. |
O. stark |
Review questions:
What are the most important differences between the traditional (classical) approach to IR and the behaviouralist approach to IR?
The international society tradition is said to be 'a middle way in classical IR scholarship'. What does that mean? Is it the only ‘middle way’?
Review the international society concepts of realism, rationalism and revolutionism and explain the nature of their relationship. Which one of these concepts do international society scholars emphasize most?
How far do modern international organizations, such as the United Nations, reveal the validity of the international society approach to IR?
Does the general weakness of international law undermine the strength of the international society approach to IR?
Does it make sense to conceptualize international relations as a 'society'? Explain.
If you were obliged to choose between order and justice in international relations, which value would you choose? State the reasons for your choice.
Outline Hedley Bull's conception of war as an institution? How valid is it? What would classical realists say about it?
Review the three dimensions of responsible statecraft. Are some of these responsibilities more important than others? How far does the answer depend on one's approach: i.e. whether the approach is realist or rationalist or revolutionist?
Review the solidarist critics of international society. Do they have a good case? Which of the critics has the best case?
Case studies