Political Science 2231E Lecture Notes - Preemptive War, Global Commons

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The us can credibly threaten to deny use to others. The absence of competition (no peer competitor) No great power conflict: only one great power. No structural sources of conflict: balancing is not possible given power preponderance. The u. s acts as a global policeman: conflicts do not escalate, rogue states are kept in check. There has not been a threat comparable to the soviet union but, The u. s has been at war for fourteen of the twenty years since the system became unipolar. The type of conflict that emerges depends on the strategy that the united states adopts. Unipolar grand strategies: overarching approaches in the international system. Aims at preventing the rise of a peer competitor through overwhelming power preponderance (realist) Makes it impossible for minor powers to deter. Makes it difficult for other countries to project power in defense of a state without us approval.

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