Political Science 2231E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: International Monetary Fund
11 Dec 2014
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Considered the main actor(s) in global politics (contested) Usual elements (weight of each is dependent on content and other factors) We"re interested in how they go about understanding the world, how they then negotiate for their country, how they compile intelligence and information about the country they are stationed in. Agents of a political community who are taught to kill on command (act in violence on others and within itself in terms of protecting its citizens) Responsible for external element -- they are organized, given command structures. Pmcs - private military corporations, para-military forces, private military are sometimes hired by the state or by companies. Cheaper to hire ugandan special forces to protect bases in afghanistan, etc Fight the terrorists in the background - clandestine agents. Beyond the military -- their role is combining diplomats & armed forces roles. Defensive intelligence - fbi, rcmp -- operations inside their state. Offensive intelligence - cia -- operations outside of their state.
