Polisci Ucr Allison

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Thucydides

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REALISM - Melians were threatened by Athenians, Athenians forced Melos to pay tribute, but Melos wanted to remain neutral because of alliance with Sparta. Melos later sacked by Athens. Lesson: states will forgo cooperation when self interest is at stake

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Morgenthau

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Political realist - critical of US foreign policy. Realism is all about power, states must show power so they don't get bossed around. 6 Principles of Realism concerned with power/politics in relation to human nature/morals

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Tickner

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Constructivist Feminist - believes feminist views allow for better cooperation between nations. Human nature is masculine or feminine. Argues realism is masculinly constructed.

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Fearon

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Realist - explains how rational leaders end up in wars.
1- Private information/incentives
2- Committment problems
3- Issue indivisibility (can't divide Jerusalem)
Leaders underestimate the power of another force, and don't anticipate long drawn out wars

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Kenneth Waltz

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Neorealist- there are differences in domestic and international policies because there is a heirarchy in a democracy (those who give orders, and those who receive them); this is absent at the international level because there is NO one ruling govt. Countries have to use their own power to ensure their interests are safe. Cooperation exists only occurs because countries need something of other countries

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Doyle

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Liberalist - build's on Kant's issues (Republics, consent of the governed). Three difinitive articles: The constitution of every state should be republican, The law of nations should be founded on a federation of free states, Law of the world shall be limited to liberal states (dealing with greedy tyrants cannot work with liberal states)

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Stephen Walt

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Realist (defensive realism) - Balancing (allying with others against threat) and bandwagoning(aligning with source of danger). Weaker countries or countries without allies should bandwagon. Stronger nations should balance other strong nations for more influence.

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Keohane

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Neoliberal- Loves the cooperation of institutions. Decreases transaction costs (information, reciprocity). Institutions raise the costs of noncooperation. Motivated by cold war reliance on collective security.

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Hoffman

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Terror incites fear and forces state to take political action. Violence intended to coerce the enemy rather than weaken militarily.
Guerilla- more military structure, target state, organized
Insurgency- propoganda and psychological war

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Shelling

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Strategic Realism- Diplomacy vs Force. Coercion (ex: terror) and brute force. Brute force = brute force. Coersive force = "If you do this we won't hurt you"