| What is the Global System? | The elements and components such as institutions, principles, procedures, norms and habits whose interactions make up the global whole. |
| How can we understand the dynamics of the global system? | To focus on military, economic and political influences of states. |
| What is Bipolarity? | An arrangement by which power is divided, shared and controlled by 2 dominant actors. |
| What is Multipolarity? | An arrangement by which power is divided, shared and controlled by more than 2 dominant actors. |
| What is Power? | Power is the ability of one actor to compel or encourage others to act in a certain way. |
| In the debate about the EU, 3 aspects of power are central. What are they? | Civilian, hard and soft power. |
| What is Civilian power? | The efforts to focus on military means of achieving objectives. |
| What is Hard power? | Hard power implies attempts to exert influence through the use of threats, coercion and force. |
| What is Soft power? | Soft power implies attempts to exert influence through the use of diplomacy and to offer economic incentives. |
| What is Normative power? | Power is expressed through norms, values, and ideas rather than through military force or economic demands. |
| What is Foreign Policy? | A policy governing the relations between states and dealing with issues such as security, trade, immigration and economic relations. |
| What are the 3 P's ? | Peace, prosperity, and power. |
| What are some 2 aspects of a Realist regarding the Global Arena? | Realists consider states as the central power of global politics and states do politics because they defend their interests. |
| What is an aspect of a Liberalist regarding the Global Arena? | Liberalists believe that international and global politics can be based around ideas and cooperation between states. |
| What are Atlanticists? | Those Europeans who continue to support close foreign policy ties with the US. |
| What are Europeanist? | Those Europeans that favour greater EU policy independence. |
| What is Security Policy? | A policy dealing with national defence and with identifying threats to national interests. |
| What is the European Security Strategy? | The outline of the EU's security priorities and outlining key objectives. |
| What is the Common foreign and security policy (CFSP) about? | A policy aimed to preserve peace and strengthen international security in accordance with the principles of the UN charter. |
| What is the new post, created by the Treaty of Lisbon? | The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. |
| What are the 3 roles of the HR? | The vice president of the commission for external relations, chair of the foreign affairs council and head of the EEAS. |
| What are some Responsibilities of the HR? | The HR is charged with conducting the CFSP and ensuring the consistency of the EU's external action service. |
| What is the European External Action Serivce? | This is an agency that represents the EU abroad. |
| Why is the EU a Military Worm? | Because it doesnt have a military and is incapable in solving violents conflicts on the continent. |
