POSC 396 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Yalta Conference, Functional Requirements For Bibliographic Records, Collective Security

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Collective security: we wont use force internally, any use of force opposed by all members. Obligate us to intervene if something happens to another member. Lodge reservation wilson wasn"t willing to make it he didn"t want to negotiate. Wilson caught between fr/br wanting more security commitment vs. the senate wanting less. Logic of decision to construct an order (dominant state) Power apex is not likely to last (lock in the advantage of power you have now) Us still dominant power: instrumental in victory, so was #2 power- ussr. Us wanted to walk away reluctant hegemon : uk was the prime mover to ask us to stay in the game. Europeans fear the soviet (ussr) and germany. Creation of un and bretton woods system. System we still today- 60 years and survived one major shock system. Our goal is to lock in our advantage: constitutional order. European fear of abandonment: americans, deter russians, keep germans in check.

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