POLI 2057 : Poli Sci 2057 TEST 2
Document Summary
National security: the ability of any country to avert danger and protect itself from that danger, to eliminate threat. Idealist view: mutual aid, shared vulnerabilities, environmental impacts (the country with the most security issues has the least environmental problems, build weapons face catastrophic situations, a threat to your internal security) Arms race: direct effect of nations building up their weapons: communication, diplomacy. What you gain by building up your weapon system you lose by provoking the enemy to do the same. Use of force and humanitarian intervention9/28/2011 3:35:00 pm. Defeat the purpose: robert jackson: positive vs. Based on hobbs" idea of a state: the capacity of the state to run it"s own show. A state can provide safety and security, provide public goods to it"s people, can protect it"s own territory against threats. State capacity if the capacity is good, state de facto , a state that functions the way a state should work.
