POLI 360 Final: Poli 360 Final Exam Prep

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

Document Summary

Competition amongst states for security and status. Which is why almost all states have their own armed forces. Values need to be protected military is a way of ensuring this neighbor"s insecure. When nations try to protect themselves through increasing their arms they make their. Which means they respond by also increasing their arms. The outcome is that neither is secure in the objective sense and they must continue. Discussed in multiple readings however posen says it is the means by which a state building tries to increase its security it decreases the security of others . Related to the position and capabilities of weapons. Capabilities to prevent the threat and force of other states. Variations in ideologies and stability in governance. Is becoming increasingly important as different states are affected significantly by global warming, sea levels rising etc. Securing people from war, hunger, physical threats and violence. National security state (hogan) military above all else.