DEVS 100 Lecture Notes - Absolution, Unilateralism, Thomas Hobbes
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Theorizing different ways that states can (fail to) get along. Each country does whatever it can to get whatever it can the most powerful/evil wins. This is what the usa is famous for . All countries involved work together to solve problems and allocate resources. Moral suasion using symbolic means and non-coercive actions. This is what canada has been famous for . Multilateralism has been persistently prominent in the conduct of post-war canadian foreign policy. Has made a constructive contribution to world order. During the 1940s and 1950s, canada resisted efforts to turn the un into an institution hat would promote western values. Canadian government has supported international and regional institutions in assuming increased responsibility for the security and welfare of individuals in various parts of the world. Privileged order order served canadian interests. Formerly associated with extreme, unusual circumstances, the exception was invoked by a law, like canada s emergency.