PSC 116G Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Kurdistan Workers' Party, Ethnic Conflict, Lybia
Document Summary
Territorial conflict: territorial rivalries are the most war-prone dyads in the int"l system. (example: india - Pakistan: territorial disputes were the primary cause (54%) of all interstate wars since. 1816: territorial conflict is more severe than any other conflict. Individual-level theories: human aggression, war is a form of aggression (hard-wired, natural selection favored aggression, cannot explain variation in conflict. Internal wars: wars within states (civil conflicts, often have significant international consequences, outside intervention by governments, outflow of refugees, cross-border insurgency groups. Int"l trade of natural resources and weapons: the number of internal wars (civil wars) has increased dramatically since wwii, from 1946-1999, 127 internal wars, over 16 million deaths, more common than interstate conflict. Insurgencies: irregular forces operating in the midst of civilian populations: purpose to harass and punish enemy - no direct confrontation, wear down enemy to effectively liberate territory.
