POLI 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: T Power, Preventive War, Robert Gilpin
2 Nov 2015
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States = main actors in the is > great power mainly > all the same but different capabilities (ngos also count and io depend on powerful countries) Power use to protect national interests to survive + power = means to security. States" behavior is rational > analysis cost-benefit to expect outcomes. Large scale wars do not occur but small wars exist to adjust and equilibria the system. At the core of the balance of power theory is the idea that national security is enhanced when military capabilities are distributed so that no one state is strong enough to dominate all others . External balancing > alliance coalitions (uncertain> not sure on what allies could do against you: self-help. Bp deters (dissuade) war > if status quo powers are more powerful than rivals. Bp intensify tensions > coalition powerful = able to overturn the system.
