Sunday, September 12, 2021

Chapter 2 - DIPLOMACY. (Stephen McGlinghey)


 

  1. Explain Clausewitz sentence: “War is merely the

 continuation of politics with other means.”

  1. Define the expression: “actions short of war”. 

  2. Explain the quick definition of “diplomacy” given 

by the author (p. 21).

  1. Explain the difference between “diplomacy” and 

“foreign policy”. Explain the difference between 

“actions” and “strategies”(p. 21).

  1. Define INGOs and IGOs. Why are they considered 

actors in the international landscape?

  1. Why does the author say that “diplomacy is carried out

behind closed doors”? (p. 21). 

  1. Case study. When and why did the nations embark on a

regulation of nuclear weapons? (p. 22-23). 

  1. Define the expression “cold war” (p. 23). 

  2. Why can we consider nuclear weapons as a defensive

power? (p. 23). 

  1. Explain the causes and the consequences of the 

confrontation between Kennedy and Khrushchev in 1962 

(the Cuban Missile Crisis). (p. 24). 

  1. Explain the nature of the Non Proliferation Treaty (p. 24-25). 

  2. Why is the number of nations with nuclear power 

so important? 

  1. Why does the author say that the system is “biased”

  2. Second case study. Explain the geopolitical importance 

of Iran (check a map). Why did the US and UK support 

the Sha? (p. 26). 

  1. Explain the political orientation of the Islamic Revolution 

of Iran (1979). 

  1. Explain the “Iran Hostage Crisis”, and its 

consequences (p. 27-28). 

  1. Why is the idea of Iran possessing nuclear weapons so 

controversial for the international community? (p. 28). 

  1. Explain the nature of the conflict of UK, England and 

France, with the US about Iran and Iraq (2003). (p. 29). 


19. Explain the agreement with Iran (2015).

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