POLI 244 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Great Power

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The ability to get others to do what they would otherwise not do: ex. Us wanted others to join them against iraq in 2003. Some agreed wanted something from us, others resisted did not submit (did what they wanted: power can be used positively or negatively. If a country does something the other wanted, is it because of power or because there was already an incentive: deterrence, hard to know if power is being exerted or not. Material capabilities: population, existing weapon systems: qual/quant. Better quality don"t need as much quantity: economy. Robust economy can mobilize more resources for war. Foreign aid if you do what we want/close markets to you if you don"t. Us and china have power they can use against each other. To assess power: how strong their military is size, how trained they are, Countries can vary in how well they plan and persuade others through diplomacy, clever manipulations.

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