GVPT 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Norman Angell, Neoconservatism, Siege Of Melos

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Government and Politics
• Course: GVPT 200
• Professor: Calvert Jones

Document Summary

Map quiz - middle east & north africa. Iran to mauritania (east to west) and turkey to yemen (north to south) Country names, capitals, and major bodies of water. Old realist saying if you want peace, prepare for war . Wilsonian realist - liberal way of thinking. Use of force to achieve foreign policy goals. Argues that the great illusion is that war pays, conquest pays . Past belief that war is a useful tool. No major war in europe since napoleon. First blow to liberalism: assessing interdependence liberalism. Perceived failures of liberalism, highlighted by ww1 and its aftermath. Carr seen more as a realist not a liberal. Pessimistic about human nature; individuals are selfish and power-seeking. Countries are also seen as selfish and power-hungry. Ir theory: absence of a central, overarching authority with the power to. Expect world politics to be competitive and conflictual. Doesn"t mean realists think war is good .