Too Deterministic
Rule of Natural Size
Amoral
There are morals in international relations
Shouldn't be amoral
State-Centric
States are the level of analysis
Misses the role of people and decision makers
Misses People
Leadership makes decisions
Everyday people and society
Self Fulfilling Prophecy
Can make things important that aren't really
Assumptions force results
Temporal Critique
Tends to promote short run thinking
Life-boat survival versus Space Ship Survival
Selfish best interest versus interest of the group
Principal of Generality
You can't make on set of rules for yourself and another set of rules for others
Security Dilemma
Suggests to prepare for war, but it can make you less secure
Critiscisms
Too Deterministic
Amoral
State-Centric
Misses People
Flawed Decision Making Model
Self Fulfilling Prophecy
Temporal Critique
Life-boat survival versus Space Ship Survival
Principal of Generality
Security Dilemma
Global Systems Approach
Focus on actors beyond the state
Poles
Distribution of Power Assets
Geography
Patterns of Interaction
Change
Decision Making
Cognitive Dissidence by Gervous
We assume everything other states do is on purpose
Lack of communication
It's hard to believe the other side sees us as a threat
Mirror Imaging
War
Nature of the International System
States Themselves
Human Nature
Peace
Hegemonic Stability
Arms Control
Machinery of International Organization
Democracies don't go to war with each other
Terrorism
Terrorism
State-sponsored Terrorism
State Terrorism
4 key misconceptions of decision making
-tendency to see other countries more hostel than you
-tend to see behavior of others more centralized, organized than your own
-hard to see that other sides view us as a threat
-mirror imaging
Kenneth Waltz 3 causes of war
1) nature of international system
2)states themselves
3)human kind
State sponsored terrorism
funded and coached by a state
state terrorism
carried out by a state, most deadly because they have access to military
Kants 3 circumstances that lead to countries to maintain peace
democracy, commerce, international organizations (IGO's)