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Oslo Declaration of Principles
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PLO and Israel agreed to mutual recognition; PLO abandoned call for destruction of Israel and Israel would withdraw from Gaza (halted by Rabin's assassination)
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Operation Allied Force
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NATO bombardment in Kosovo
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Dayton Accords
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1995 - sent NATO troops to Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia
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Russian-NATO Founding Act
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1997 - Russia given voice but no veto in NATO policy
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Partnership for Peace
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1993 - former Warsaw Pact members and Soviet republics invited to become junior members of NATO
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Maastricht Treaty
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1992 - creation of EU (system of "dual sovereignty" w/ common foreign security policy)
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Haiti; 1990s
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symbol of Clinton's lack of resolve in foreign policy
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Operation Restore Hope
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troops sent to Somalia to provide food and order
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Disengaged America
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1) threat is overactive foreign policy; beyond borders is not crucial an US has little power to influence outcome
2) minimal responsibility to other states; primary concerns are economy and military 3) minimal global responsibility; not fault of US and US cannot solve everything |
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America the Balancer
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1) primary threats are self-inflicted (security commitments to protect economic interests)
2) limited responsibility to other states; they are responsible for themselves 3) responsibility to community is limited; national interests and global order are not identical |
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American Crusader
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1) international system has real and imminent threats to national security that must be defeated
2) responsibility to allies in its cause 3) responsibility to international community is great, but based on historical traditions |
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Pragmatic America
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1) primary threats are still military
2) responsibility to other states on a selective basis and only to extent threats to political security would lessen American security 3) responsibility to global community is limited; more responsibility to key partners |
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Reformed America
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1) primary threat is continuous fixation on military problems and power-politics thinking
2) responsibility to other states is great provided they are democratic 3) responsibility to global community is great but centered on a system conducive to American values |
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US as an Ordinary State
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1) greatest threat lies in doing to much w/ a large definition of national interest
2) responsibility to other states is proportional and reciprocal to other states 3) US should be a good global citizen |
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beggar-thy-neighbor policy
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currency evaluation, tariffs, etc: enhancing domestic prosperity by quotas, subsidies (export-led industrialization)
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Brezhnev Doctrine
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once Soviet army is occupying a country, they won't leave
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Case Act
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required President to submit report to Congress of all international agreements w/in 60 days of their execution
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Clinton Doctrine
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stopping ethnic cleansing
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cognitive balance
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people screen our information that runs counter to beliefs
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collegial model
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executive decision-making model that emphasizes teamwork and group problem solving where the President is the hub of the wheel and the spokes are advisers/agency heads
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competitive model
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approach to executive decision-making where the President seeks to promote conflict
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counterforce
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nuclear weapons strategy that targets your enemy's weapons and military
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dependency theory
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periphery depends on center (Leninism); explains underdevelopment
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doctrine of political questions
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judicial construct that enables the courts to sidestep contentious foreign policy issues separating Congress and President
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dollar diplomacy
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money as a way to influence Latin America
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3 conditions for offshore balancing
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1) fluid system
2) should be a balancer 3) no hegemonic power |
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grand strategy of offshore balancing
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stat matches ends and means in pursuit of security
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conditions if US took an offshore balancing strategy
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1) balance of power strategies are superior to hegemonic
2) economic interdependence is a danger rather than a comfort 3) credibility of the US using extended deterrence will be degraded 4) US strategy need not be concerned w/ credibility or reputation 5) US has a strategic depth advantage (oceans) 6) risk of a rival Eurasian hegemon is small 7) US grand strategy can confidently assume other states will balance against a potential hegemon 8) dynamics of alliances favor offshore balancing strategy |
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3 examples of offshore balancing
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1) Kosovo/Bosnia
2) Libya 3) Iran/Iraq war |
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extended deterrence
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US strategy to extend military umbrella for allies
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gatekeepers
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function of mass media in shaping how it conveys news to public
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inadvertent audience
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people who are exposed to foreign affairs through the news
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intervening variable
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(Vietnam) factor links an independent to a dependent variable
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iron triangles
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defense contractors/interest groups, defense bureaucrats, and Congress
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linkage theory
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Nixon and Kissinger
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1944 Dumbarton Oaks Conference
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US, Great Britain, USSR, and China draft UN Charter
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1945 Mexico City Special Inter-American Conference on Problems of Peace and War
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concessions to smaller states:
1) organization is universal 2) role of GA is bigger 3) ICJ has power to address conflict between states 4) gave right to form regional organizations |
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non-aligned movement
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about 130 countries (ex: voted against US to take case of constructing walls in West Bank to ICJ)
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1936 US v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corporation
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President told Curtiss-Wright to stop selling military arms to Paraguay/Bolivia, court upheld right of President to embargo goods: established president as "sole organ of federal government" in foreign affairs
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1920 Missouri v. Holland
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Supreme Court established primacy of federal government over states in treaties
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1937 US v. Belmont / 1942 US v. Pink
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Supreme Court upheld executive agreements
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1952 Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company v. Sawyer
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reversed Curtiss-Wright; President ordered steel workers off strike due to war and violated Taft-Hartley Act
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1971 NYT v. US
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Pentagon Papers / Ellsberg; 1st amendment freedom of press outweighs Presidential claims to national security
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1979 Goldwater et al. v. Carter
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Court said Senate must specify role for itself in termination of treaty
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2004 Rasul v. Bush
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Court rules non-citizens seized during military operation have the right to use American courts
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2004 Hamdi v. Rumsfeld / Rumsfeld v. Padilla
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Court rules citizens seized overseas also have access to American courts
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2008 Boumediene v. Bush
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Court rules terrorists must have access to court
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role theory
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your behavior is determined by the role you hold in the administration rather than views
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satisficing
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bureaucracies and bureaucrats are content to select an alternative that meets minimal acceptable standards
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trip wire
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Carter Doctrine (Iran): if you do this we will...
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twin pillars strategy
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Nixon
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2 step flow theory of communication
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ideas don't flow directly from mass media to general population but rather are transmitted from opinion leaders
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2 war strategy
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(Reagan) US should be able to fight 2 wars
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aircraft carriers
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1) don't need permission from home states
2) used as an instrument of diplomacy when there is a crisis |
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Hamiltonian presidents
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commerce-oriented approach; seeks power and wealth through economic means
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Wilsonian presidents
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idealistic, diplomatic agreements; international organizations/international law and human rights, democracy
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Jeffersonian presidents
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hands-off cautious foreign policy; involvement will hurt domestic institutions by wasting lives and money; setting example with isolationism
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Jacksonian presidents
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isolationist, but once in a war demand total commitment; simple protection of jobs and strong military
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examples of US Congress shaping foreign policy
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1970 Repeal of Gulf of Tonkin
1974 Soviet Jewish immigration 1978 Reservation to the Panama Canal Treaty |
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War Powers Act of 1973
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significant check on presidential powers; President can commit troops but must report to Congress w/in 48 hours and may deploy for only 60 days w/o consent of Congress
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13 economic instruments of foreign policy
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boycott, dumping, devaluation, embargo, foreign aid, free trade, grants, loans, non-tariff barriers, quotas, sanctions, strategic trade, tariffs
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Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
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signed by Clinton, shot down by Senate
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Smoot-Hawley Tariff
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protectionism, caused the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act, which allowed the President power to cut tariffs if he could negotiate reciprocal tariffs with other countries
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INS v. Chadha
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struck down legislative veto as unconstitutional
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Munich analogy
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the need to confront dictators/aggressors rather than make concessions or pursue appeasement
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Helsinki Accords 1975
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gave Soviets recognition of territorial borders in Eastern Europe but established human rights and democratic values
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Carter Doctrine
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protection of the Persian Gulf
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Reagan Doctrine
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rollback of communists
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Weinberger criteria
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1) vital national interest
2) total commitment/overwhelming force 3) clear objectives 4) reassessing and readjusting when necessary 5) support of American people 6) last resort |
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neoconservatism
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American ideals define America's purpose to be achieved through use of America's superior force
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prerogative encroachment
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loss of freedom of action the US incurs in making key foreign policy decisions subject to multilateral approval
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policy enhancement
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freedom of action the US gives up by acting multilaterally is outweighed by capacity gained to achieve shared objectives
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Vegas dilemma
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what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but what happens in states does not stay in states
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Powell Doctrine
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overwhelming force
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3 strengths of UN
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1) near global membership
2) UNSC carries a unique normative legitimacy 3) scope of UN programs are geared to full global agenda |
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revolution in military affairs
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mastery of electronic and info tech gave US unprecedented conventional military capabilities
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shuttle diplomacy
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Kissinger w/ 1973 Arab-Israeli war
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Camp David Accord
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Carter negotiated between Egypt and Israel, making it the first Arab state to make peace w/ Israel
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primordialist theory
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ethnicity is a fixed and inherently conflictual historical identity
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purposive theory
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ethnicity is historically shaped but not determined
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just war
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1) just cause
2) proportionality of military means 3) strong probability of success 4) force as a last resort |
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theory of ripeness
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Zartman; at certain points in the life cycle of conflicts, they are more conducive to possible resolution than at others
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CNN curve
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lots of attention is given to humanitarian crises to raise awareness and pressure officials, but negative coverage of casualties cause a steep drop in public support
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