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Theory

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a set of interrelated propositions that explains an observed regulartiy

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Power

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the ability to make someone continue a course of action, change what he or she is doing, or refrain from acting

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Self-Help

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the principle that in anarchy actors must rely on themselves

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Relative Gains

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a measure of how much one side in an agreement benefits in comparison with the other’s side

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Zero-Sum Game

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a situation in which what one side wins, the other side loses

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Collective Security

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a security regime based on the principle that an act of aggression by an state will be met by a collective response from the rest

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Transnational Relations

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interactions across state boundaries that involve at least one actor that is not the agent of a government or intergovernmental organization

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Complex Interdependence

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a model of world politics based on the assumptions that states are not the important actors, security is not the dominant national goal, and military force is not the only significant instrument of foreign policy.

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international regime

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a set of principles, norms, and rules governing behavior within specified issue area.

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Absolute Gains

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conditions in which all participants in exchanges become better off

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Moral Hazard

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a situation in which international institutions create incentives for states to behave recklessly

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Low Politics

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the category of global issues related to the economic, social, and environmental aspects of relations between governments and people

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High Politics

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the category of global issues related to military and security aspects of relations between governments and people

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Consequentialism

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an approach to evaluating moral choices on the basis of the results of the action taken

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Norms

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generalized standards of behavior that embody collective expectations about appropriate conduct

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Behavioralism

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an approach to the study of world politics that emphasizes the application of the scientific method

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Hypotheses

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conjectural statements that describe the relationship between an independent variable and a dependent clause