POL SCI 126 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Surface 3, Resistance 3, United States Pacific Fleet
20 Mar 2018
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Is the international system an hobbesian state of war. Prof larson: similarities/sovereign, peace of westphalia a) International anarchy need not have the same consequences as hobbes" international state of nature: states can establish a society without a government. Security dilemma: definition, normally, in domestic politics, it is possible to protect yourself without threatening other people, protect yourself by having a gate, fence, alarm, etc. b) Prof larson: uncertainty (means we can never see into another state"s mind) a) Prof larson (1) the soviets had 300,000 troops in east germany (2) 12,000 can"t beat 300,000 but if the soviets tried to take over west. In 1946, bernard brody wrote a book called the absolute weapon . From now on, it"s chief purpose is to avert that. Interdependence: schelling came up with the idea of an interdependence of commitment, all commitments are linked together in a chain.
