POL S101 Lecture Notes - Nato, North South Mrt Line, Peace Movement
10 Apr 2014
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The distribution of power in ir: multipolarity: division of power among three or more states within a system; used to define international politics from 1648-1945, bipolarity: power divided between two major states; typically refers to the. Liberal approaches to security: emphasis on international institutions that have proven to be fairly successful after wwii, particular attention to the un and other collective security measures as means of reducing the negative effects of anarchy. The un and collective security: replacement for the league of nations underway from at least 1941, dumbarton oaks meeting in 1944 produces a draft charter, official un charter signed on 26 june 1945 in san francisco. The un charter: establishes basic principles of order all members must agree to including: Faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small .
