Political Science POLS-Y 219 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mikhail Gorbachev
22 Sep 2016
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First time since un was founded, us and soviet union not actively vetoing one another. Korean war was authorized by un since soviet union was boycotting the un. During the boycott, un took the opportunity to pass authorization. Greater complexity and authorization of un peace missions. Un takes more active role in monitoring elections. 6 times un declared threat to international peace and security. Un security council declared threat to international peace and security 61 times. Violence and dispute did not increase, instead un monitoring increased. The new possibilities for co-operation were deemed it a new world, order. Russia or china will veto us and vice versa. Ignorance of syrian war by un, as well as, con icting interests of us and russia in. Something aiming to explain or simplify a complex reality with assumptions based on observation. Theories are descriptive and explanatory statements about the main elements of international politics that transcend time, location, and personality.
