Bruce Mesquita - Principles of International Politics

Spratley Islands, 61, 166

Stability analyses

bipolar systems, 177–182

multipolar systems, 177, 180, 182–185

Stability/instability

hegemonic stability, and likelihood of war, 24, 196

neorealist perspective, 175

polarity analyses, 180–192

Stag Hunt game, 145

Stakeholders, 102 (note 1), 106, 111, 112, 119–120, 121, 139, 140

Stalin, Joseph, 494, 495

Stamp Tax, 487

States

liberalism view on, 24

neorealism view on, 10, 23–24, 25, 175–176

unitary actor assumption, 2

Statistical analysis, 27, 158, 417

Status quo

dissatisfaction with, and risk of war, 186–187, 200–204

North Korean nuclear policy and, 123

Steel trade, 344

Stevenson, Adlai, 21

Sticky organizations, 266, 314–315

Stolper-Samuelson theorem, 373

Strategic competition theory, 55

Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), 49, 501

Strategic perspective, 22

elements and characteristics of, 28–30, 74–77

on human rights, 313–316

selectorate theory ( see Selectorate theory)

view of domestic politics, 77–79

view of foreign aid ( see Foreign aid)

view of international law and organizations, 75, 298, 299

Structural perspective

on causes of revolution, 83

on causes of war, 195–204

See also Liberal theories; Realism and neorealism

Stuyvesant, Peter, 485

Subgame perfect Nash equilibrium (SPNE), 139, 150–163, 215, 216

Sudan, 166

Suez Canal, 191, 210

Sufficient conditions, 53

Suicide bombings, 419

Suleiman the Magnificent, 481, 481 (note 2)

Sun Tzu, 452

Supermajority, 313–314

Supply and demand, 335–338, 337 (figure)

Supply curves, 337, 338, 340

Sweden, 283

Switzerland, 283, 496

Syria, 210

domestic institutions, 84, 92

foreign assistance and, 412–413

human rights and, 27

regional politics and, 27, 243–244

revolution in, 402, 503

United Nations and, 199, 502

System stability. See Stability/instability

System-transforming war, 55, 487, 490

Taiwan, 61, 498

Taliban regime, 67–68, 209, 481 (note 2), 502

Tanzania, 504

Tariffs

definition and purpose, 11

protective, 18, 326–327

See also Trade

Tau-c statistic, 203 (box)

Tax policy, 67 (note 1), 80, 90 (note 8), 269, 340–342, 411, 487, 488

Tax revenues, 86–88, 136, 404, 405

Taylor, Maxwell, 20, 21

Tchombe, Moise, 473

Teller, Edward, 49

Tenoch (king of Aztecs), 480

Terminal nodes, 148, 151, 158

Territorial boundaries. See Borders and territory

Territorial waters, 246

Terrorism and terrorists, 32, 228

attacks, and responses to

beliefs about, 419–428

credible commitments and strategic dilemmas, 428–441

motivations and perceptions, 417, 418–428

selection effects, 159

terrorism defined, 419

Testing theories, 37–38

Tet offensive, 223

Texas, 490

Thatcher, Margaret, 209–210, 263

Theories

as simplifications of reality, 23, 41

assumption of rationality in, 9

construction of, 40–42

definition and components, 37

falsifiability of, 44–46, 59–60

first principle of wing-walking, 36, 47–51, 56, 59, 60

judging, 42–47

logical consistency, 42–44

practical uses, 61–62

standard for comparison, 56

testing with case study method, 37–38, 51–56

truth and falsity in assumptions, 44–47

variables in, 39–40

wrong theories, 58–59

See also specific theories

Third-party intervention, 457

Thirty Years’ War, 317, 481, 483, 484–485

Tie the hands of leaders, 266

Time inconsistency problem, 173–174

Tit-for-tat strategy, 252, 255–256

Toltec civilization, 480

Torture, 297, 300, 302, 314, 403

Totalitarian regimes, 494–495

Toyota, 358

Trade

absolute and comparative advantage contrasted, 328–334

as public or private good, 343–344

cooperation problems, 25, 258–259

coordination problems, 259–260

emergence of free trade, 327–328

equity effects of free trade, 349–351

factors of production, 329, 368–380

government role in, 322–323, 324–325

historical perspective, 326–328

nontariff barriers, 17, 345–348, 369

protective tariffs, 18, 326–327

supply and demand dynamics, 335–343, 337 (figure), 339 (figure)

trade sanctions, 325

Trade-offs, 16

diversionary warfare and, 221

environmental issues and, 269, 346, 348

false, 305

labor vs. production, 332, 333

marginal rate of substitution, 116

neorealism on, 23, 187

regime efficiency/effectiveness, 261–263

resurrection hypothesis on, 225

Trade-union mentality, 58, 59, 493

Trade unions. See Labor unions

Tragedy of the commons, 246

Transaction costs, 169

Transitional economies, 285

Transitive preferences, 8–9, 10–11, 14, 22, 131

Transparency, 77, 287–288, 290, 291

Transparency International Corruption Index, 83–84

Treaty obligations, 73

Treaty of Nanking, 489–490

Treaty of Paris, 488

Treaty of Rome, 262

Treaty of Utrecht, 487

Treaty of Versailles, 492–493

Treaty of Westphalia, 192, 314, 317, 318, 483–484

Trench warfare, 492

Triple Entente, 491

Trivial assumptions, 41, 42, 45

Trucking industry, 346–347 (box)

True assumptions, 44–47

True believers, 420, 421, 422, 424, 428

See also Terrorism and terrorists

Truman, Harry S., 497

Trust. See Credible commitment

Tunisia, 402, 503

Turkey

Cuban Missile Crisis and, 500

European Union membership, 481 (note 2)

historical developments, 491

regional conflict and, 166, 243–244, 448

Two by two games, 145–150

Two Treatises of Government (Locke), 485

Types

governments as, 420–421

terrorists as, 419–420

Ukraine, 494

Uncertainty

currency stability, 366

game theory, 159–163

neorealism view, 24

polarity analyses, 180–187

risk of war, 159–163, 169

UN Charter, 317–318

Unemployment, 8, 210, 222, 327, 349, 412

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, 274

Unidimensionality, 102–105, 114

Unions. See Labor unions

Unipolarity, 188

Unitary actor assumption, 2, 22

evaluation of theory, 41, 45–46

human rights, 319

realism/neorealism view, 23, 41, 181

state’s role as central actor disputed, 7

United Arab Emirates (UAE), 307

United Kingdom

EU decision-making rules, 124

formation and component countries, 487

See also Great Britain

United Nations (UN)

compliance and effectiveness of, 264–265

establishment and purpose of, 190, 199, 497

human rights and, 241, 318–319

inclusiveness of, 261

Iraq politics, 224

Israeli-Palestinian conflict, 428–429

Korean War, 498

membership, 5, 428

nation building efforts, 464–465, 466–467 (table)

promotion of cooperation, 244, 263

Somalia and, 208

Syria and, 199, 502

United Nations Charter, 302–303

United Nations Climate Change Conference, 272

United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, 241

United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 241

United Nations General Assembly

decision-making rules, 264–265

environmental issues, 272–273, 281