JOSE, JOHN VINCENT A.

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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
ACTIVITY 2

Activity 2

Complete the table below by (1) defining the terms in the left-hand column, and (2) identifying one or
more events in international history that have influenced their evolution. (40 PTS)

NORM, RULE OR DEFINITION RELATED HISTORICAL

PRACTICE EVENTS

DIPLOMACY Diplomacy refers to the representatives of UN Conference on Diplomatic

different groups discussing such issues as Intercourse and Immunities in
conflict, trade, the environment, 1961
technology or maintaining peaceful Diplomat Immunity
relationships between nations and groups Cultural Revolution in China
or individuals. Geneva Conference
ASEAN
Arab League
Long Peace

INTERNATIONAL LAW International law is the collection of rules Creation of League of Nations
governing relations between states. It is in 1919
rapidly developing complex of rules and Treaty of Tordesillas in 1949
influential though not directly binding Geneva Conventions in 1949
principles, practices and assertions. North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
Antartic Treaty in 1959
Vienna Convention on the Law
of Treaties in 1969
Law of the Sea Treaty in 1982
Arms Trade Treaty in 2014
United Nations General
Assembly

BALANCE OF POWER It is the posture and the policy of a nation The Golden Age of Balance of
or group of nations protecting itself against Power in 1814-1815
another nation or group of nations by The Triple Entente in 1891-
matching its power against the power of 1907
the other side.
SOVEREIGNTY It means that countries get to control what American Declaration of
happens inside their borders and can’t Independence in 1776
interfere in what happens elsewhere. The Hague Conventions of
1899 and 1907
The Covenant of the League of
Nations
North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO)
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World Trade Organization

Europe Imperial Era
European Union

In a short paragraph, answer the following question: ‘Do you think that the presence of a hegemonic
state makes international society more or less prone to war? What examples would you use to justify
your argument? (20 PTS)

The presence of hegemonic state makes the international society less prone to war because the
dominant states had control to there territory. They can be a big help to those states that are
developing, and consider the pro's and cons of it.The effects of hegemony exist when the rest of the
region/world is shaped by the primary power. The moral and political values of the dominate country, or
hegemon, are exported and influence foreign governments. Resources and economic activities, like
trade, are guided by the desires of the hegemon. A strong and effective military usually accompany
economic and political dominance, because war is most often how countries became hegemons in the
first place. For example Nazi Germany is a clear example of Military Hegemony, Great Britain in Political
Hegemony and United States in Economic Hegemony. Another example is The Trojan War where they
used the trojan horse to invade the territory of there opponent. Anent to that great power states are
less prone to war because of there advance and modern technolo go ies that they might used to defend
there states.

Define the following terms: (24 pts)

1. Imperialism- it refers to the extension of the dominion of one nation over the others by the
means of military conquest, political or economic compulsion, or combination of the three.
2. international society- it is one of the ways on characterizing the relations between th3e state
both historically and in the present.
3. Globalization- it refers to the increasing interconnectedness and interdependence of peoples
and countries.
4. great powers- it is a state seen as playing a major role in the international politics. It is a
sovereign state that is recognized as having the ability and expertise to exert its influence on a
global scale.
5. Diplomacy- it refers to the art of obtaining an agreement between countries who need to
cooperate to produce results in which each has an interest. It is also a method on which
government use to influence the actions of foreign governments through peaceful tactics such
as negotiation and dialogue.
6. international law- a system of treaties and agreements between nations that governs how
nations interact with each other’s. it is a substantive norms and rules and related procedural
cod3es that governs relations among states and conduct of transactions and relationship across
national borders.
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7. the balance of power- it is the posture and policy of a nation or group of nations protecting itself
against another nation or group of nations by matching its power against the other side.
8. Sovereignty- the possession of full control over the affairs within its territorial or geographical
area or limit.
9. the Long Peace- an observation of the absence of the direct military struggles among great
powers.
10. hegemonic stability theory – a theory of international relations that is rooted in research from
the fields of political science, economics and history.
11. Hegemony- it is the ability of an actor with an overwhelming capability to shape the
international system through both coercive and non-coercive means.
12. arms races- an intense armaments competition between two or more rival states, which can
manifest itself either qualitatively or quantitatively and which may or may not result in war.