POLSCI 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Status Quo
23 Jan 2019
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Status quo = outcome of issues in dispute. Dispute = one side demands in status quo. Status quo in territorial issue = current border. Proximate causes of war = directly cause outbreak of war. Ultimate causes of war = fundamental conflicts of interest eventually lead to war. Reservation point /level = tipping point , settlement side views as equivalent to going to war determined by how much it values war, cost of war, military competence always private info. Zone of agreement = range of settlements preferable to war for both sides. Incentive to misrepresent = exaggerating threats get its way lying about reservation point. War of nerves = both sides willing to go to war, try to coerce other. Lock-in = meet demands or war leader will not offer concessions for peace rare. Risk-return tradeoff = bargaining pressure : likelihood of forcing other side to.
