POLITICS BETWEEN STATES

I.   Introduction:  Geopolitics

II.  The Goals of States

A.  Security

1.  Survival

2.  Autonomy

3.  Influence

4.  Prestige

5.  Dominance

B.  Stability

1.  Order Maintenance

2.  Political development

C.  Prosperity

1.  Economic development

2.  Welfare distribution

III. Theories to Explain the International System 

A.  Political Realism

B.  Political Idealism

C.  Explanations

D.  Waltz's Three Images

1.  Human Nature

2.  The Nature of States

3.  The International System

a.  Balance of Power

IV.  Nuclear Weapons and Conflict

A.  War as a Rational Choice

B.  Nuclear Terror

1.  Mutual Assured Destruction

2.  Arms Race

C.  Nuclear Terrorism

V.   Cooperation and Conflict Resolution Between States

A.  Diplomacy and Interstate Agreements

B.  International Law

1.  communication

2.  prestige

3.  tool of policy

C.  International Organizations