Political Science 2231E Lecture 12: Lecture 12 - Lenses on the Cold War.pdf
11 Dec 2014
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Review session on monday 17th 2-4pm middlesex college. He believes there are no regimes or norms. They showed restraint out of self-interest -- it was better to not go against each other. Interests change = behaviour change (happened in us and ussr) Cooperation does not effect each other"s behaviour -- americans pulled out of vietnam, but this did not change how ussr behaves. Prepared offensive attack against ussr & had defensive positions. Correlates of forces" model -- lots of soldiers all over the place (more people in comparison to us) For jervais, the explanation of the cold war lies in perception. We put ourselves in the shoes of the leaders and see what would be a rational decision from their perspective. For hobsbawm, the cold war was a fight between capitalism v. communism = a fight over the way of life & over the dominant global economic system.
