POLI 360 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: National Security, Loss Of Strength Gradient, Small Arms Trade

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 360
• Professor: T V Paul

Document Summary

Cherished values may be lost without these forces. Security problem in order to protect selves, nations arm selves, but as a result urge their neighbours to arm selves as well. Outcome: neither is secure in objective sense --> need to keep building. Possession of weapons/capabilities to prevent the threat from other nations. Conception of national security differs from country to coun- Accords primacy to security over all other functions of the state through military means. Rise occurred through creation of national security state. Unclear whether state is trading or security state. Emerge in national security states that are in conflict with neighbours. Fear that if not in control, you get anarchy. Military men in uniform has a lot of adv. Nation states: how to use resources within constraints they. Process of choosing appropriate means of achieving goals given the resource restraints have of nation to afford max. support to adopted policies of peace or war.