POL SCI 126 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Appeasement, Security Dilemma, Arms Control
Document Summary
Peach and war: strategy, definition a plan to get someone to do something that he or she would otherwise not do. An instrument of a states foreign policy: different from game theory, use when they want to influence other states. Influencing another actor"s will therefore different from use of brute force: role of strategy in peace and war. Strategy is important because it affects the outcome of conflict between states: not always determined by most powerful states. North vietnam and even though more powerful now can"t get north korea to give up weapons despite punishing sanctions. Strategy depends on how effectively it used; skill and will. The us had a policy of unconditional surrender in. Ww2 aka nazi germany had to surrender regardless of terms. Strategy is when you have potential force, other side concedes to you voluntarily. Strategy is used when the other actors decision influence our ability to get what we want.
