HIS103Y1 Lecture : lecture 2
Document Summary
Otzi was a warrior who was considered a remarkable man. 75% of male human beings died violently since the historic times >5000 years ago. 2% of male human beings died violently since the last century- due genocide, wars etc. Increased in the notion of physical integrity and the sovereign state this institution has decrease exponentionally the likelihood of human beings perishing suffering bodily harm. There is a problem stabilizing the order and relationship between the new, consolidated states. States exist to protect the collective existence of the people group, pursuing national interest- ultimately concerned with themselves first of all. The most fundamental is strategic security, keeping in mind the existence of diplomatic, economic and cultural needs. Survival is the overriding aim of every sovereign state. There is not only the threat of nuclear and conventional weapons. In the past threats come from land and sea-
