GVPT 200 Lecture 9: GVPT200 - 9
7 Dec 2015
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Each side (that is counted) must have 1000 troops in the area or 100 troop deaths: approx. Interstate war on decline: g&p discuss: hegemonic, total, limited interstate wars. Great power (hegemonic) war: interstate wars fought by countries considered to be, most ir theories about war focus on war among great. Trends in great power war: fewer great power wars: 5 in 20th century: battle deaths from great power wars = more involved powers = more deaths. Global south : most have been civil wars, africa is most deadly region, followed by asia. Civil or intrastate war and middle east: wars that occur in a single country, usually pits the govt. against some rebel faction(s, often outside interference/involvement from. Note: both of these factors are in relative decline as sources of conflict neighboring states. Traditional sources of conflict: territorial conflict, economic conflict. Recent sources of conflict: ideational conflicts, ethnic conflicts, religious conflicts.
