POLS 261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: War Economy, Military Technology, Eurocentrism
15 Dec 2015
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Systemic: power struggle, military action, actual movement, (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) transnational interaction. Additionally nuclear explosions were global (constant threat) (cid:1) (cid:1) economic and military stable balance vs unstable balance. Regional proxy wars, un/ diplomacy, role of allies, how states respond to perceived threats, escalation dynamics. Internal strength (military and economic) vs external (allies) (cid:1) (cid:1) the 1930"s, bureaucratic politics, offensive military doctrine, role of. Congress, public opinion, media, religion, cultural stereotypes, (cid:1) (cid:1) approaches and rationality (stress, fatigue) misperceptions, historical analogies (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) National/domestic: shift in attitudes of american congress versus in. Opportunity costs of war directly related to gains of globalization (cid:1) 3 things to watch for: alliance systems security commitments between states. Some allies don"t want to be called upon conflicts that don"t suit their interests. Precursors of globalization, major development in warfare. Begin to see emergence of citizen soldier; citizens who identify with state (i am canadian) underscore and cement these nationalist identities.
