POLI 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Realpolitik, Humanitarian Intervention, Thomas Hobbes
22 Apr 2017
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The emergence of international relations: the mercantilist era. Europeans like usa, japan, soviet union, and eventually china. *sovereignty = the expectation that states have legal and political supremacy or ultimate authority, within their territorial boundaries. *hegemony = the predominance of one nation state over others. The hu(cid:374)dred (cid:455)ear"s pea(cid:272)e: created more stability between countries and they were much more cooperative. Hence, enforcing their allies ties: the hundred years peace ended with the outbreak of world war 1. Chapter 2 understanding interest, interactions, and institutions p. 42 -79. Liberal theories of internation relation: a primer andrew moravcsik. Modern world: less deaths, less wars, better living standards, rise in income. If all elements of the kant triangle work together, it promotes peace: the kant does not advance in a linear way, but rather in ups and downs. It shows a reasonable way forward in the long run. Democracies are good war fighters; they win generally 90% of their wars.
