International relations terminology

broad group involving people and governments of the world that share common values and operational ties

political influence without the use of force

political influence through the use of economic and military force

A démarche (; from the French word whose literal meaning is "step" or "solicitation") has come to refer either to: a line of action; move; countermove; maneuver, especially in diplomacy; or a formal diplomatic representation (diplomatic correspondence) of the official position, views or wishes on a subject from one government to another government or intergovernmental organization.

relationship What can happen when a sovereign state does not have diplomatic relations with another

combination of hard power and soft power strategies in international relations

State-building as a specific term in social sciences and humanities, refers to political and historical processes of creation, institutional consolidation, stabilization and sustainable development of states, from the earliest emergence of statehood up to the modern times. Within historical and political sciences, there are several theoretical approaches to complex questions related to the role of various contributing factors (geopolitical, economic, social, cultural, ethnic, religious, internal, external) in state-building processes.

structural theory of international relations

international relations

idea that military power can help preserve peace

sum of all resources available to a nation in the pursuit of national objectives

theory regarding international relations and war

Type of power in international relations

type of international nuclear weapons policy

individuals or groups that are wholly or partly independent of state governments and which threaten or use violence to achieve their goals

international system established after World War II

Neofunctionalism is a theory of regional integration which downplays globalisation and reintroduces territory into its governance. Neofunctionalism is often regarded as the first European integration theory developed by Ernst B. Haas in 1958 as part of his PhD research on the European Coal and Steel Community. Neofunctionalism seeks to explain the European integration process and why states accept to become a part of supranational organization. Jean Monnet's approach to European integration, which aimed at integrating individual sectors in hopes of achieving spillover effects to further the pr

crisis in relations between states

racialist term used to refer to the Anglosphere

Reflectivism is an umbrella label used in International Relations theory for a range of theoretical approaches which oppose rational-choice accounts of social phenomena and positivism generally. The label was popularised by Robert Keohane in his presidential address to the International Studies Association in 1988. The address was entitled "International Institutions: Two Approaches", and contrasted two broad approaches to the study of international institutions (and international phenomena more generally). One was "rationalism", the other what Keohane referred to as "reflectivism". Rationalis