PL SC 014 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Nuclear Holocaust, Humanitarian Intervention, Security Dilemma
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Humanitarian intervention just war tradition responsibility to protect (r2p) What is war? three features are agreed up a s standards for war. Organized and deliberate violence carried out by a known political authority. Relatively more lethal than other organized violence. Both sides must have capacity to harm each other; does not need to be equal. Def: deliberate and organized political act that causes 1000 or more deaths in a 12 month period and has at least two sides capable of harming each other. Massacres, bombings, genocides, and terrorist attacks are not considered wars interstate wars: wars that take place between states. Sharp drop after wwii due to fear of nuclear apocalypse the vast majority of wars used to be interstate intrastate wars: wars that take place within states. Total and limited war total war: widespread destruction and loss of life, involves multiple major powers fought over conflict of ideas.
