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balance of power

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a situation in which all powers of the world are balanced militarily

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balance of trade

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where all trade relations are somewhat balanced, reciprocal, and mutually beneficial

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cold war

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period shortly after world war 2 until 1989-1990 where advanced industrial democracies divided behind the Soviet Union in the East and the Western United States

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diplomacy

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formal relations between countries

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foreign policy

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government’s goal in dealing with other countries and the strategies used to achieve them

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free trade

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policy where a country has unfiltered access to another country’s market and goods and services freely flow across borders

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hard power

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the use of military power and influence to the behavior of another country

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NATO; North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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cross-national military organization with bases in Belgium and Germany formed to maintain stability in Europe

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soft power

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nonmilitary tools used to influence another country such as economic sanctions

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UN; United Nations

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an international organization of nation-states that seek to promote peace, international relations, and economic and environmental programs

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congressional executive agreement

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an international agreement that is not a treaty and that is negotiated by the president and approved by a simple majority of the House and Senate

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sole executive agreement

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an international agreement that is negotiated and approved by the president acting alone

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treaty

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an international agreement entered but the united States that requires presidential negotiations with other nations consent by 2/3 of The senate, and final ratification by the president.

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two presidencies

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the thesis by Wildavsky that there are two distinct presidencies, of for foreign and one for domestic policy, and that presidents are ore successful in foreign than domestic policy.

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containment

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the effort by the united states and western European allies, begun during the Cold War, prevent the spread of communism

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isolationism

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a foreign policy approach that advocates a nation’s staying out of foreign entanglements and keeping to itself

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liberal internationalism

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a foreign policy approach of becoming proactively engaged in world affairs by cooperating in a community of nations

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neoconservatism

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the belief that, rather than exercising restraint, the united states should aggressively use its might to promote its values and ideals around the world

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neo-isolationism

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a policy of distancing the united states from the united nations and other international organizations, while still participating in the world economy

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selective engagement

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a policy of retaining a strong military presence and remaining engaged across the world