Bruce Mesquita - Principles of International Politics

Punishments

feasibility of administering, 285–286 dilemma, 139, 141–145,

grim trigger strategy, 254, 255, 256–257

See also Sanctions

Puppet governments, 444

Pure strategy, 146, 150

Putin, Vladimir, 85

Qaddafi, Muammar, 29, 92, 402, 503

Quebec, 440

Quotas

immigration, 496

imports, 358

oil production, 52, 243, 259–260

Rally round the flag effect, 222

Random case selection, 52, 57

Rational actor perspective, 7, 143

Rational decision making, 6–8, 131

Reagan, Ronald, 48, 49, 72, 501

Real IRA, 440

Realism and neorealism

Cold War and, 178 (figure), 179, 188–190, 189 (figure)

development and themes, 23–24

falsifiability and, 60

individual choice and, 30

liberalism compared, 24, 25

parsimony and, 23, 41–42, 43

perceptions distinguished from, 58

power transition theory contrasted, 10, 195

theories distinguished, 41

theories of war, 23–24, 175–195

unitary actor assumption, 23, 41, 181

view of international law and organizations, 23–24, 25, 263, 298, 299

Reality

as inconsistent with predictions, 48, 58–59

assumptions and, 37, 41, 45–46, 180–181

perceptions of, 97, 113, 441

theory as simplification of, 23, 41, 46

Receptivity to trade, 350–351

Recession, 198, 210, 283, 362, 364, 365, 366, 367, 503

Reflection, 26, 312–313

Regime legitimation, 26, 27–28

Regimes, as norms. See Norms and regimes

Regional hegemons, 200

Religious beliefs, 60

Religious freedom, 26, 485–486

Reluctant terrorists, 420, 422–423, 425–427, 429

See also Terrorism and terrorists

Renaissance, 485

Rent-seeking, 65, 237, 463–464

Repeated interaction, 251–257

Replicable tests, 57

Republican government, 485

Reputation, 214, 258–259

Resource allocation. See Distribution of resources

Resource curse, 307, 308, 413

Resources (capabilities), 244

Resurrection hypothesis, 217–219, 223–225

Revealed preferences, 311, 319

Reverse causality, 161–162

Revolution

democracy and, 402, 404

foreign aid and, 384, 400

historical developments, 488, 489, 491, 493, 500, 503

public goods provision effect on, 404–413

structural view on, 83

Rhetoric, 26, 116, 271

Rhetoric and anecdotes, 98

Ricardo, David, 328, 329, 330

Ricardo-Viner Theorem, 379

Richardson model, 40

Rigged-election polity. See Autocracy

Rio Grande, 490

Risk acceptant, 127 (note 7)

Risk averse, 127 (note 7)

Risk neutral, 127 (note 7)

Risk premium, 366–367

Risk taking, 203–204

Rival goods, 243–244

River resources, 73, 243–244

Role redefinition, 26, 312

Roman Catholicism. See Catholic Church

Roman Empire, 477

Romania, 61, 283, 491

Roosevelt, Franklin D., 62, 495

Rule of law, 294, 297, 328, 389 (note 2), 403, 417, 418, 491, 494, 497

Russia

arms control negotiations, 72, 222

core freedoms in, 305

domestic institutions, 85

environmental issues, 280–281, 283

foreign assistance and, 412–413

historical developments, 478 (map), 480, 487, 491

invasion of Georgia, 192–193, 502

national capability of, 194 (table)

North Korean nuclear policy, 104, 112, 113, 114, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121

oil politics and, 193, 465

policy preferences, 105, 106 (figure)

revolution and, 235, 491, 493

role in international system, 197

World War I, 178 (figure), 179, 491, 492, 493

See also Soviet Union

Russo-Japanese War, 191 (note) 2, 490

Sadat, Anwar, 500

Safety standards. See Health and safety standards

Salami tactics, 174

Salazar, Antonio de Oliveira, 199

Salience variable, 116

Sanctioning, 65

Sanctions

against North Korea ( see North Korean nuclear program)

effectiveness of, 159

problem explained, 72

Saudi Arabia, 244, 302

Savonarola, Girolamo, 481

Scientific method, 26, 56–60

Scotland, 283

Security, as national goal, 9, 11, 23, 187

See also National security

Security dilemma, 176

Selection bias, 51, 52, 231

Selection effects, 27, 311

Selectorate, definition of, 65

Selectorate theory, 28, 66, 79–94

democratic peace explained by, 79, 449, 450–454, 456–463

failures of nation building explained by ( see Democratization)

features and arguments, 80–81, 85, 93–94, 294–295

identifying and assembling winning coalitions, 82–94

likelihood of warfare, 230–231 (table)

membership of international organizations, 263–264

motivations for warfare, 229–230 (table)

“selectorate” and “winning coalition,” terms defined, 79–80, 81

view of foreign aid ( see Foreign aid)

war effort, 231–237

Self-determination, 493

Self-help, 23, 101, 144–145, 175

Self-interest (personal interest)

implications for international relations, 23

nation building affected by, 444–445 ( see also Democratization)

Self-sufficiency, 333, 376

Separating equilibrium, 427

September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 67, 418, 419, 476, 502

Serbia, 178 (figure), 179, 208, 209, 491

Seven Weeks’ War, 487, 490

Seven Years’ War, 192, 487

Shadow of the future concept, 251, 255

Shallow agreements, 243, 261, 272, 282–284, 286, 302

Shallow decisions, 264

Singapore, 92, 307, 369

Single-peaked preferences, 105–109, 108 (figure), 114, 118–119, 123

Sino-Japanese War, 490

Six-Party Talks, 100–101, 105, 111–114, 116–123

Slavery, 485, 487, 488

Slovak Republic, 283

Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, 326–327

Social contract, 485

Socialism, 387, 392, 493, 494, 502

Social welfare, and free trade, 349

Solidarity movement, 501

Somalia, 199, 208

South Africa, 498–499

South Korea

commercial airliner shot down, 100

North Korean aggression and, 129–136, 148–163, 462, 498

North Korean nuclear policy and, 106–107, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120–121, 123

policy preferences, 105, 106 (figure)

South Sudan, 166

South Vietnam. See Vietnam; Vietnam War

Sovereignty, 169, 186

after World War II, 496–497

human rights and, 297, 316–319

Soviet Union

alliances and, 179

arms control negotiations, 72, 222, 500, 501

China and, 190

Cold War politics and, 179, 198, 387, 392, 497, 500, 501

Cuban Missile Crisis and, 19–21, 211–215, 218, 499–500

disintegration and aftermath, 283, 402, 481, 501–502

end of Cold War, 402, 501–502, 503

interventions by, 466

invasion of Afghanistan, 500–501

invasion of Georgia, 192–193

North Korea and, 99

polarity and stability analyses, 192–193

socialist economic policies of, 387

trade with U.S., 501

World War II and aftermath, 452–453, 495, 501

See also Communism; Russia

Spain

democracy and, 199

EC decision-making rules, 199

environmental issues, 283

historical developments, 188, 478, 480, 482–483, 486–487, 491

recession and, 365

trade politics and, 357

Spanish-American War, 491

Spanish Armada, 483

Spatial models, 27

definition and use, 101, 139–140

See also Median voter theorem

Special interest groups, 323–324

Specialization, 330

Specific factor mobility, 379–380

Speech rights, 26, 80, 296, 302, 305, 307, 403