Political Science 2231E Lecture 2: Lecture 2 2231
18 Jan 2018
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Sun-tzu (the art of war: good kingdom has a strong leader he told the ki(cid:374)g he (cid:449)a(cid:374)ted to (cid:271)e the ad(cid:448)iso(cid:396, modern china - 2500 years ago. Leaders need to build and consolidate empires = often do this through war (but not just brute force: wars, avoid war if you can: diplomacy, pre-fighting: psychological maneuvers, terms of surrender, win only by strategy. Thucydides: modern greece - 2400 years ago, peloponnesian war: athens v sparta. "security dilemma" - isn"t already there, it develops: state a: increases power, state b: increase relative power (going to gym to beef up because opponent is beefing up, turns into arms race. Attack: relational analysis: look at the distribution of power between actors in as system (neo- Realism: actors in or as part of a system. Kautilya: modern india - 2300 years ago. Machiavelli: modern italy - 700 years ago.
