POSC 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Yom Kippur War, 1973 Oil Crisis, Weighted Voting
22 Jun 2016
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Under some circumstances think war is justified. Focuses on decision to go to war: just cause. **can have just cause without right intention: right intention, legitimate authority (of individual declaring war, reasonable chance of success, proportionality. **suggest caution to come out: part 2: Discrimination between combatants (attack) & civilian actors (not attack: proportionality. #5: proportionality should be a guideline in war. The security dilemma: steps that countries take to make themselves more secure actually make them less secure. Deterrence: using threats to prevent an actor from taking an undesired action, takes form: don"t do x (behavior) or else (punishment) Desert shield: what us named pre-war situation. Mutual assured destruction (mad: cold war us strategy. Compellence: using threats to change an actor"s behavior, do x, or else. Trying to get someone to do something: ex: Deterrence * complellence both require: a credible/believeable threat. Problem: some threats are inherently incredible (unbelieveable) Taking actions that could spiral out of control.
