IR Terms

2. Where states pursue foreign policy objectives via a constructive engagement with other actors.
4. The process of decision-making at the global level aimed at solving problems that affect more than one state (or region).
9. Those states recognised as rising powers on the world stage (such as the BRICS).
10. The ideological division within Europe between the American and Soviet spheres of influence. The term was used during the Cold War and coined by Winston Churchill.

1. An ideological doctrine which demands total obedience from its members.
3. An environmental agreement adopted in 1997 that committed transitional economies to limit and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
5. The use (or threat) of cyber weapons against another with the intention of causing digital harm.
6. Where a single state exercises structural dominance over the rules, norms, conventions and behaviour of a regional or international system.
7. The strand of realist thought which claims the anarchic structure of global politics encourages states to prioritise their own national security.
8. The right and acceptance of proper authority to rule.