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Chapter 7: Patterns of Armed
Conflict
Chapter 7: Patterns of Armed
Conflict
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Force Coercive Diplomacy: The use of
violence or the threat of violence to achieve a political goal.
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General Trends Civil war vs. Interstate war Realists: war is an instrument for international
actors to use to resolve their conflicts Proportion of countries engaged in wars has
declined; mostly internal wars Fewer, but more deadly, armed conflicts Most wars occur in the Global South War is no longer fought to gain foreign territory War between great powers is becoming obsolete “Long peace”
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A Perspective on Armed Conflicts
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The Causes of Civil Wars
Ethnic groups Internal battles Religious conflicts “Failed states” Impoverished states
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The Characteristics of Failing States
Poverty Rule by corrupt governments Lack of democracy Poor democracies Population pressures Governments that fail to protect human rights Petrostates Lack of trade openness Large numbers of underemployed youths
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The Threat of Failed States
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The International Dimensions of Internal War
Great powers Diversionary theory of war Civil wars can become internationalized
through• The tendency for them to incite external
intervention• The propensity for leaders of governments that
are failing to wage wars abroad in order to try and control rebellion at home
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Insurgency, Guerilla Warfare,
and Counterinsurgency The focus is not on defeating the
enemy on the field of battle, but on raising the costs of conflict so that it is higher than any possible benefit to the attacker.
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Terrorism Asymmetric warfare: The use of
violence (or the threat of it) by non-governmental actors in an effort to change government policies by creating fear of further violence.
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Causes of Terrorism Rational Choice Explanation Poverty Religion Islam and Terrorism
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Who Becomes a Terrorist?
Profiling terrorists Group dynamics and terrorism
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New Global Terrorism Nonhierarchical Use of technology Religious fanaticism Goal is to kill as many people as
possible Fear of them acquiring WMDs
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The Number of Terrorist Incidents and the Rising Number of Casualties Since the Late 1960s
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Counterterrorism Repression Conciliation Bush Doctrine State-sponsored terrorism Terrorism harder to fight today
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War: First Level of Analysis (1 of 2)
Relationship between human nature and aggression
Humans one of few species to practice intraspecific aggression
Realists assume drive for power and aggression is innate
Most social scientists disagree
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First Level of Analysis (2 of 2)
Nature versus nurture debate Aggression through socialization
rather than instinct? Territorial imperative as cause of war National character: drives certain
nationalities to aggression Rational choice versus groupthink
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War: Second Level of Analysis (1 of 2)
States’ internal characteristics Duration of independence Cultural determinants of specific
states Feminist theories: masculine ethos
of realism Cultural conditioning
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Second Level of Analysis (2 of 2)
Poverty State location relative to other states Demographic stress Militarization Economic system: communism v.
capitalism Government system: democracies
don’t fight each other Nationalism
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Demographic Stress and the Likelihood of Civil War
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War: Third Level of Analysis (1 of 2)
Global characteristics engender war Realism: anarchy self-help Security dilemma Bargaining model of war Power transition theory: structural
realism Long-cycle theory: dethroning
hegemons• War weariness hypothesis
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The Long Cycle Theory of Global Leadership and Global War
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Web Links (1 of 2)
Incore Institute for War and Peace Reportin
g International Crisis Group War, Peace, Security Guide Arms Sales Monitoring Project
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Web Links (2 of 2)
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists The Henry L. Stimson Center SIPRI Military Expenditure Country
Graphs
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