Bruce Mesquita - Principles of International Politics

features and arguments, 24–25

promotion of cooperation, 24, 61

view of international organizations and law, 25, 299

Libya, 29, 92, 402, 404, 465, 503

Liechtenstein, 195

Life expectancy, 307–308

Likud Party, 69

Linkage politics, 114–124, 314

Lithuania, 502

Lobbying, 8–9, 341, 344–346, 348

Locke, John, 485

Logical consistency, 42–44, 56–57

“Long peace,” 190–192

Losing coalitions, 183, 192

Louisiana, 489

Louisiana Purchase, 490

Louis XIV (king of France), 484

Loyalty norms, 82, 84, 91, 92, 294–295

Lumumba, Patrice, 462, 473

Lusitania, 208 (note 2)

Luther, Martin, 481

Luxembourg, 262, 307, 351

Luxury goods, 304–306

Lying, 141, 160

MacDonald-Douglas, 328

Macedonia, 208

Madison, James, 488

Major, John, 263

Majority rule, 14, 109–114

Malaysia, 61

Mali, 405, 409

Malta, 248

Malvinas (Falklands), 209–210

Mao Zedong, 92, 498

Marginal costs, 278–279, 335–336 (figure)

Marginal gains, 335–336 (figure)

Marginal rate of substitution, 116

Market economy, 9, 502

Marshall, George, 386

Marshall Plan, 386–388, 392, 497

Marx, Karl, 493

Marxism, 51, 58–59

Mathematics. See Game theory

Mayflower Compact, 485

McCone, John, 213

McKinsey, 277, 278, 279, 280

McNamara, Robert, 20, 21

Median position, 102

Median voter theorem, 97, 101–124

applied to North Korean nuclear program, 114–124

EU decision-making rules and, 124

issue linkage and, 114–124, 314

majority rule, 109–114

multidimensional issues, 123, 124

single-peaked preferences, 105–109, 108 (figure), 114, 118–119

unidimensional issues, 102–105, 114

Medvedev, Dimitri, 85, 104

Meiji Restoration, 490

Mercantilism, 326

Mercosur, 261, 324

Mexican-American War, 490

Mexico

as Jewish safe haven, 496

democratic institutions, 503–504

historical developments, 480, 490, 491

international status of, 195

revolution and, 491

trade politics and, 339, 346–347, 357

Micro-loans, 391 (note 4)

Middle Ages, 477

Middle East

core freedoms in, 305

rebellions in, 503

See also specific countries

Military dictatorships, 81–82, 461

See also Dictatorships

Military expenditures. See Defense budget

Military intervention

nation building purpose ( see Democratization)

war distinguished from, 458 (note 7)

Military juntas

distribution of resources and, 88, 94

war conduct and outcomes ( see Democratic peace)

Military might, 15, 61, 101–102, 110, 136, 228, 419, 495

first use of standing army, 484

Millennium Challenge Grants (U.S.), 401

Millennium Challenge Program (UN), 389

Milosevic, Slobodan, 209, 210

Mixed strategy equilibrium, 146–147

Mobility of factors of production, 370–380

Mobutu Sese Seko, 462, 473

Mohammad, Khalid Sheikh, 422

Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, 495

Monarchy

as affected by institutional arrangements ( see Domestic institutions)

distribution of resources and, 88, 94

historical developments, 484–485, 488, 489

strategic perspective on, 81–82

war conduct and outcomes ( see Democratic peace)

Monetary policy, 363–364

Mongols, 480

Monitoring

environmental issues, 284–286, 288, 291

human rights, 302, 318

international organizations, 75, 242–243, 259–260, 261–262, 324, 356

problem explained, 72–73, 74, 141

Moral hazard, 65, 75, 221

Morgenthau, Hans J., 43, 45, 60

Mossadegh, Mohammad, 472

Motivations

as shaped by domestic politics, 210–211, 220–228

autocracy vs. democracy, 229–230 (table), 233

of terrorism and terrorists, 417, 418–428

Mubarak, Hosni, 27, 83, 402, 405, 411, 500, 503

Mugabe, Robert, 29

Multidimensional models, 123, 124

Multinational corporations, 9, 356

Multiparty governments, 249, 470, 472

Multiple equilibria, 145

Multipolar systems

neorealism hypothesis, 24

stability analyses, 177, 180, 182–185

Musharraf, Pervez, 461

Muslim Brotherhood, 503

Muslims. See Islam and Muslims

Mussolini, Benito, 494

Mustard gas, 492

Mutsuhito (emperor of Japan), 490

Mutually assured destruction (MAD), 49, 499–500

Nader, Ralph, 21

NAFTA. See North American Free Trade Agreement

Nagasaki, 496

Napoleon Bonaparte (emperor of France), 488–489

Napoleonic code of law, 489

Napoleonic Wars, 51, 191, 192, 488–489

Napoleon III (emperor of France), 490

Nash equilibrium, 142–143, 146–147, 150, 215

subgame perfection, 139, 150–163, 215, 216, 252

National Academies, 278, 280

National capabilities, 193–195, 194 (table)

National interest, 2, 10–22

Nationalism, 59, 479, 480, 491

Nationalization of private industry, 472

National liberation, 498

National reputation, 266

National security, 6

military might and, 15, 61, 101–102, 110, 136, 228, 419, 495

National Socialist Workers Party (Nazi Party), 470, 495

National sovereignty. See Sovereignty

National wealth, 196, 482–483, 498

Nation building, 4, 5, 456–463

See also Democratization

Nations, status-quo vs. imperialist-oriented, 43–44, 45

Nation-states. See States

NATO. See North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Natural resource curse, 413

Nazarbayev, Nursultan Abishuly, 29

Nazi Party, 470, 495

Necessary and sufficient conditions, 54

Negative externality, 245

Neoliberalism, 10, 22, 25

balance-of-power politics, 181–182, 193–195

Neorealism, 10

See also Realism and neorealism

Netherlands (Holland)

environmental concerns, 283, 284

EU decision-making rules, 124

European integration, 262

growth-aid dollars relationship, 387

historical developments, 485, 486

international status, 195

NATO Kosovo mission, 280

World War II, 495

New Democrats (ND), 249–250

Newfoundland, 487

Newton, Isaac, 486

Newtonian theory, 57

New York, Dutch settlement of, 485

Nieto, Enrique

Nigeria, 84, 195, 259–260, 504

Nixon, Richard M., 198, 361–362, 500

Nonaggression pact, 112

Nonconvertibility of currencies, 361 (table), 368

Noncooperative game theory, 140–141

Nonexcludable resources, 240

Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), 9, 384, 386

Nonrival goods, 245

Nonstate actors, 226, 296

Nontariff barriers, 17, 345–348, 369

Nonviolent resistance, 418

Normal form of game, 148, 153

Normative perspective

positivist perspective vs., 58

view of democratic peace, 449

Norms, 4, 61

constructivism on, 294

liberalism on, 294–295

See also Norms and regimes

Norms and regimes

definition and role, 298–300

international law effect on ( see International organizations and law)

liberal theories on, 24, 25

North Africa, 481, 483, 488

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 314

compliance, 324

environment and labor issues, 346–347

membership implications, 198, 261

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

1990s Balkans missions, 208

Cold War politics and, 179

effectiveness and significance, 198–199, 261

formation and purpose, 502

Kosovo and, 208