POL114H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Hard Power, Security Dilemma, Liberal Democracy
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Globalization is an effect that is part of our everyday lives. Term used to describe the increasing interconnection between states, economies, and societies through telecommunications technology, trade, and travel such that events in one part of the world have repercussions in other parts of the world. Ex) the united states attack in 2011, caused more discrimination towards the muslims. The definition of power is separated into 2 categories: Hard power: refers to military hardware, technological capabilities, and economic size. Soft power: refers to the roles of ideas, persuasion, culture, and innovation, which posses less tangible qualities. When people behave violently, or when states go to war, it is because of the institutional or structural setting in which they exist. The main problem in international relations is war. Collective security system all states agree that in the case of aggression by any state against any other state in the system, all other state would respond to defend the attacked state.
