POL208Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Linnean Society Of London, World Trade Organization, Carl Von Clausewitz
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War is an event involving the organized use of military force by at least two parties that satisfies some minimal threshold of severity fls definition (textbook: organized, organized use of military force, two parties, threshold of severity. War typically thought of as a large conflict. War is intersubjective, definitions can be subjective. Low-level intensity conflicts in post wwii era. War is costly, so why does it happen: people cannot resolve mutually conflicting issues, exceptional outcome, not a desirable outcome. Most extreme option in terms of intervention. No fly/blockade preludes to war, aggression without violence. Must also consider who your allies are. Anarchy: absence of rule, bargaining since there is no one to enforce these things, it can result in war. If there is no world government, states pursue their interests however they choose: war is a natural outcome. Misperceptions and mistakes: failed signals, lack of common understanding around shared norms, cultures, values. Domestic groups: groups that benefit from war making.