proposed by political scientist Samuel P.

Huntington
a. theory people's cultural and religious identities
that
will be the primary source of conflict in the post-Cold War world

after the end of the Cold War

trends of global conflict
are increasingly appearing at these civilizational divisions.

following the break up of Yugoslavia

b.
such as those in Chechnya
Wars
between India and Pakistan
were cited as evidence of inter-civilizational conflict
The Clash of
Civilizations West's values
in the universality of
widespread Western belief political systems

c. is naïve

on democratization and such "universal" norms

continued insistence
will only further antagonize other civilizations

of economic, military, and political power

d. Huntington identifies a major shift from the West to the other civilizations of the world

most significantly to Sinic and Islam

Anarchy in international relations

holds that the world system is leaderless

there is no universal sovereign or worldwide government
International
hierarchically superior
relations theories
resolve disputes
There is thus no
coercive power that can enforce law
order the system like there is in domestic politics

realist
liberal international relations theories
The concept of anarchy is the foundation for
neorealist
neoliberal

a. the idea that states and their fortunes are inextricably tied together
b. is characterized by three characteristics, involving

of multiple channels of action

interstate
the use relations
between societies in transgovernmental
transnational
Complex of a hierarchy of issues with changing agendas
interdependence the absence
linkages between issues prioritized

the use of military force

the objective of bringing about a decline in
coercive power in international relations

the decline of military force as a policy tool

c. and the increase in economic and other forms of interdependence
should increase the probability of cooperation among states

International relations theories.mmap - 03/06/2009 - Carlos Mondragón