Download Geopolitics in the 21st Century: Globalization, War on Terror, and the State of Exception and more Quizzes Geography in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Geopolitics DEFINITION 1 The states power to control space or territory and shape the foreign policy of individual states and international public relations TERM 2 How has globalization and the war on terror changed geopolitics in the 21st century? DEFINITION 2 The war on terror has turned into an "everywhere war" There is a territorial decentralization of the battlefield -----threats are anywhere and everywhere Mainly centralized powers within the executive branch:sovereign power which determines the law and can stand outside of it legal and political ramifications of a permanent "state of emergency" ------the lines between "war" and "not war" are blurred TERM 3 What is the state of exception and how is it relevant to the post 9/11 world? DEFINITION 3 "The democratic regime, with its complex balance of powers, is conceived to function under normal circumstances. In times of crisis a democratic constitutional government must temporarily be altered to whatever degree is necessary to overcome the peril and restore normal conditions. This alteration invariably involves government of a stronger character; that is, the government will have more power and the people fewer rights." TERM 4 Where is Guantanamo Bay? Why and how can it be both inside and outside the law? DEFINITION 4 Located in Cuba CIA black site outside the USA for some legal purposes but inside the USA for other legal purposes. Truly a gray area considered outside the US in order to eliminate habeas corpus petitions from prisoners (which would require them to be charged or released) but was inside the US for purposes of stalling the prosecution of US officials for violation of Title 18. TERM 5 3 examples of state of exception DEFINITION 5 Indefinite detention: override habeas corpus which states that if you can't charge them, you can't detain them Extraordinary rendition: sending suspects to different countries for various purposes such as allowance of torture for interrogation (kidnapping) Torture: accomplished geographically (rendition) and by changing legal status (from prisoner of war to unlawful combatant) so they are no longer protected by Titles 18 or US International law because they are not considered US citizens TERM 6 East/West divide DEFINITION 6 refers to the division between economic systems throughout the 20th century. The East was typically associated with communism while the West was associated with capitalism. two main combatants during the Cold War TERM 7 Sovereignty DEFINITION 7 Ability as a nation to regulate internal affairs without foreign interference TERM 8 Habeas Corpus DEFINITION 8 Everybody has the ability to go through a trail to prove innocence Unlike GITMO, where prisoners are held indefinitely without habeas corpus because they are seen as unlawful combatants under the geneva convention TERM 9 Who is Carl Schmitt? DEFINITION 9 Main theorist behind the state of exception TERM 10 Who is Giorgio Agamben? DEFINITION 10 Stated that the state of exception is not temporary but rather a permanent change
