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Chalmers Johnson, the Glossary

Chalmers Ashby Johnson (August 6, 1931 – November 20, 2010) was an American political scientist specializing in comparative politics, and professor emeritus of the University of California, San Diego.^[1]

60 relations: Afghanistan, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American imperialism, Antiwar.com, Bachelor of Arts, Before Columbus Foundation, Blowback (intelligence), Bob Filner, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Encinitas, California, Central Intelligence Agency, Cold War, Comparative politics, Cynthia Enloe, Democracy Now!, Developmental state, Dissolution of the Soviet Union, Doctor of Philosophy, Doug Henwood, Economy of the United States, Emeritus, Eugene Jarecki, Guantanamo Bay detention camp, Harper's Magazine, Hegemony, Iraq, Japan Policy Research Institute, Japanese economic miracle, Jon Monday, Korean War, Language, London Review of Books, Los Angeles Times, Maoism, Master of Arts, Midge Costanza, Military Keynesianism, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, National Intelligence Estimate, Nemesis, Neoliberalism, Phoenix, Arizona, Political science, Pundit, Rational choice theory, Reno, Nevada, Rheumatoid arthritis, Robert W. McChesney, Roman Republic, September 11 attacks, South Korea, ... Expand index (10 more) »

Afghanistan

Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.

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American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (The Academy) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States.

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American imperialism

American imperialism is the expansion of American political, economic, cultural, media, and military influence beyond the boundaries of the United States of America.

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Antiwar.com

Antiwar.com is an American political website founded in 1995 that describes itself as devoted to non-interventionism and as opposing imperialism and war.

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Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines.

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Before Columbus Foundation

The Before Columbus Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1976 by Ishmael Reed, "dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of contemporary American multicultural literature".

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Blowback (intelligence)

Blowback is the unintended consequences and unwanted side-effects of a covert operation.

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Bob Filner

Robert Earl Filner (born September 4, 1942) is an American former politician who was the 35th mayor of San Diego from December 2012 through August 2013, when he resigned amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment.

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Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Encinitas, California

Cardiff-by-the-Sea, usually referred to as Cardiff, is a beach community in the incorporated city of Encinitas in San Diego County, California.

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Central Intelligence Agency

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), known informally as the Agency, metonymously as Langley and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT) and conducting covert action through its Directorate of Operations.

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Cold War

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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Comparative politics

Comparative politics is a field in political science characterized either by the use of the comparative method or other empirical methods to explore politics both within and between countries.

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Cynthia Enloe

Cynthia Holden Enloe (born July 16, 1938) is an American political theorist, feminist writer, and professor.

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Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! is an hour-long TV, radio, and Internet news program based in Manhattan and hosted by journalists Amy Goodman (who also acts as the show's executive producer), Juan González, and Nermeen Shaikh.

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Developmental state

Developmental state, or hard state, is a term used by international political economy scholars to refer to the phenomenon of state-led macroeconomic planning in East Asia in the late 20th century.

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Dissolution of the Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was formally dissolved as a sovereign state and subject of international law on 26 December 1991 by Declaration № 142-Н of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or DPhil; philosophiae doctor or) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research.

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Doug Henwood

Doug Henwood (born December 7, 1952) is an American journalist, economic analyst, author, and financial trader who writes frequently about economic affairs.

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Economy of the United States

The United States is a highly developed/advanced mixed economy.

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Emeritus

Emeritus (female version: emerita) is an honorary title granted to someone who retires from a position of distinction, most commonly an academic faculty position, but is allowed to continue using the previous title, as in "professor emeritus".

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Eugene Jarecki

Eugene Jarecki (born October 5, 1969) is an American documentary filmmaker.

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Guantanamo Bay detention camp

The Guantanamo Bay detention camp,Centro de detención de la bahía de Guantánamo is a United States military prison within Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB), also called GTMO (pronounced Gitmo /ˈɡɪtmoʊ/ ''GIT-moh'') on the coast of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

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Harper's Magazine

Harper's Magazine is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts.

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Hegemony

Hegemony is the political, economic, and military predominance of one state over other states, either regional or global.

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Iraq

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East.

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Japan Policy Research Institute

The Japan Policy Research Institute (JPRI) is a non-profit organization organized under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code that was founded in 1994 by Chalmers Johnson and Steven C. Clemons in order "to promote public education about Japan, its then growing significance in world affairs, and trans-Pacific international relations." Japan was never the exclusive focus, and JPRI has also published many articles about China, Korea, Southeast Asia, and Inner Asia.

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Japanese economic miracle

The Japanese economic miracle (Kōdo keizai seichō) refers to Japan's record period of economic growth between the post-World War II era and the end of the Cold War.

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Jon Monday

Jon Monday (born 1947) is an American producer and distributor of CDs and DVDs across an eclectic range of material such as Swami Prabhavananda, Aldous Huxley, Christopher Isherwood, Huston Smith, and Chalmers Johnson.

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Korean War

The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea; it began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea and ceased upon an armistice on 27 July 1953.

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Language

Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary.

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London Review of Books

The London Review of Books (LRB) is a British literary magazine published bimonthly (twice a month) that features articles and essays on fiction and non-fiction subjects, which are usually structured as book reviews.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Maoism

Maoism, officially Mao Zedong Thought, is a variety of Marxism–Leninism that Mao Zedong developed while trying to realize a socialist revolution in the agricultural, pre-industrial society of the Republic of China and later the People's Republic of China.

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Master of Arts

A Master of Arts (Magister Artium or Artium Magister; abbreviated MA or AM) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries.

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Midge Costanza

Margaret "Midge" Costanza (November 28, 1932 – March 23, 2010) was an American Presidential advisor, social and political activist.

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Military Keynesianism

Military Keynesianism is an economic policy based on the position that government should raise military spending to boost economic growth.

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Ministry of International Trade and Industry

The was a ministry of the Government of Japan from 1949 to 2001.

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National Intelligence Estimate

National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs) are United States federal government documents that are the authoritative assessment of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) on intelligence related to a particular national security issue.

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Nemesis

In ancient Greek religion and myth, Nemesis (Némesis) also called Rhamnousia (or Rhamnusia; the goddess of Rhamnous), was the goddess who personified retribution for the sin of hubris; arrogance before the gods.

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Neoliberalism

Neoliberalism, also neo-liberalism, is both a political philosophy and a term used to signify the late-20th-century political reappearance of 19th-century ideas associated with free-market capitalism.

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Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020.

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Political science

Political science is the scientific study of politics.

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Pundit

A pundit is a learned person who offers opinion in an authoritative manner on a particular subject area (typically politics, the social sciences, technology or sport), usually through the mass media.

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Rational choice theory

Rational choice theory refers to a set of guidelines that help understand economic and social behaviour.

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Reno, Nevada

Reno is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border.

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Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints.

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Robert W. McChesney

Robert Waterman McChesney (born December 22, 1952) is an American professor notable in the history and political economy of communications, and the role media play in democratic and capitalist societies.

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Roman Republic

The Roman Republic (Res publica Romana) was the era of classical Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom (traditionally dated to 509 BC) and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire following the War of Actium.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalmers_Johnson

Also known as Chalmers Ashby Johnson, Chalmers a. johnson.

, Steven Clemons, Sundance Film Festival, The Japan Times, The Nation, The Real News Network, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, San Diego, University of San Francisco, USS La Moure County (LST-883), Why We Fight (2005 film).

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