POLI 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Extortion
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Balance of power: yes: power vacuum in that region, no: syria"s allies (russia, iran) & us coalition. Global economy: yes: control over oil resources, no: drop in oil prices, one commodity it may control. Yes: failed states of syria and iraq: inability to assert sovereign control; provision of services. No: extortion & brutality of isis administration (proto failed state) The environment within which actors are situated, which produces effects upon those within it. Actors (look for key players: i. e. firms looking for money. Structure: ordering principles (rules of game); how parts arranged.
