Political Science 2231E Chapter Notes - Chapter tutorial first semester: Boko Haram, Soft Target, National Movement For The Liberation Of Azawad
8 Mar 2018
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Number of armed conflicts decreased since cold war. Past 10 year, growing number of armed internationalized armed conflicts, one or two states. 2014: lower armed conflicts than entire 20th century. 21st century: lack of large scale interstate conflict. Usual for us but russia arose due to ukraine conflict. Presence of troops from other countries poses serious threat on conflict termination. External military makes conflicts longer and bloodier power, more death and fighting power. Additional resources available to warring parties will increase their fighting. Syrian conflict closely related to the one in iraq: fighting between government and. Conflicts in afghanistan escalated: higher civilian causalities due to ground battles. Islamic state increased dramatically in 2014 between afghan government and taliban, absence of foreign troops allowed rebels to form bigger militaries and fight frequently. Conflict in nigeria escalated: boko haram made rapid territorial gains and announced creation of islamic caliphate in areas under its control, abduction of 300 school girls.
