Political Science 2231E Lecture Notes - Gulf War, Directional Drilling, Preemptive War
21 Apr 2013
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Command of the global commons: the us can credibly threaten to deny use to others, sea, space, air. An approach to controlling the world system. Restraint: the us is physically secure. No nation is going to attack the us homeland: economic interests do not require the projection of military power, peacetime military commitments and deployments may be harmful to long-term security. They tend to attract opposition and threats: this requires a very high degree of self-restraint and a public figure to actually say we aint doin this shit , involves avoiding the responsibilities of maintaining world order. Most major powers often expect the us to show leadership in these situations. Pivot to asia and concern about balancing china. Wars in afghanistan and iraq, actions in yemen. Prevention of spread of wmds to rogue states. Palestinian negotiations, support for south sudan, etc. Formal structure from last semester not necessarily the proper format here depending on your topic/thesis.
