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National Interests and Power - Coggle Diagram
National Interests and Power
different meanings
base of the concept
reason of state
most important interest
called "vital Interests"
"VI'S"
everyone agrees that not all interest are importnat
"less than vital.
"LTV's"
position in international political language
the hierarchical values
national interests and sovereignty are intertwined
sovereignty dictates the interest a state has
Controversial
easy to state the interets
the application is difficult
subjective in nature and often difficult to resolve
formalistic way to state problem
intersubjectivity
refers to weather all observers can view the same phnomenon
synonmy
objectivity
two characteristics
matter of interest
degree of importance
prescription fo appropriate action to alleviate whatever problem the situation create
China
interest of different Staes can conflict
can lead to cooperation
intersts are competitive. ambivalent, and interactive
China and the US are frenemies
thye are the two most poweful countries
Both have nuclear weapons