POL114H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Free Trade, Foreign Corporation, Association Of Southeast Asian Nations
Document Summary
Chapter 7: conflict management in global politics: prospects for managing or reducing conflict, realism: War can be deterred through military power (temporarily) Conflict management efforts are prone to failures due to the distrust and hostility endemic in an anarchic international system. Convinced it"s possible to make progress to a more peaceful and stable world by addressing the root of war and other security challenges: distrust, insecurity and authoritarian governments. Economic interdependence, international institutions, law, and the spread of democracy will promote peace and security: neo-marxists: Most conflict management efforts fail to address deep economic and political inequities; war and other security challenges will never be resolved until stark inequities of capitalist system are addressed: constructivists: Suggests that our treatment of local ecosystems, natural resources and global environment must change if social and political harmony are to be achieved. Foundation of efforts to prevent, contain, and manage international conflict.
