Security Flashcards
1
Q
What does multipolarity mean
A
- division of power between 3 or more states within a system
2
Q
What does bipolarity mean
A
power divided between two major states
3
Q
What does Unipolarity mean
A
Domination of a single global hegemon
4
Q
What does the UN Charter establish
A
Basic principles of order all member must agree to
5
Q
Who was in the UN originally
A
UK, US, USSR, France, China and six non-permanent members
now: there are two non-permanent members
- Permanent members have veto power
6
Q
What are the Liberal Ideals in the UN
A
- Minimizing of conflict through institution building
- use of progressive liberal language
- emphasis on egalitarianism by extending membership to all states
7
Q
What are the Realist Aspects of the UN
A
- The dominance of the 5 permanent members
- Preservation of state-based vision of world order
-centrality of military issues
8
Q
How did NATO emerge
A
As a means to contain the spread of communism in Europe
9
Q
What did NATO reinvent itself into
A
A primary security organization in Europe and North Atlantic
