GLOBL 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Nuclear Posture Review, Reagan Doctrine, Total War
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Terrorism: using spectacular, visualizable violence for politics; fear and panic to coerce and intimidate civilians (ex: french rev. ) Totalitarianism (fascist and communist): produce a regime based on terror and supported by capricious violence. Anti-colonialism: terror used by non-state actors to destabilize state & populations through violence. Reagan doctrine = u. s. supports terror to ussr-sided regimes ex: contras (nicaragua), mujahideen (afghanistan) + israel, justify by saying anti-state violence is so criminal that any form of retaliation is permissible. Allowed in iran, iraq, libya, sudan, cuba, north korea. Allies endangered: (israel, spain, france, netherlands, germany) Dpt. of homeland security :( aims to coordinate intelligence + consolidate 22 agencies. No real authority, has vulnerability, bad response so far (ex: hurricane katrina) Degradation of civil liberties: cancellation of habeas corpus (rt. of representation), into largest government bureaucracy suspension of due process, indefinite detention. Uses and justifies torture for info truth gained unreliable.
