POLI 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Missile Technology Control Regime, Human Security, Economic Liberalism
23 Sep 2017
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The exam will consist of two (2) long essay questions of which students will answer one (1: security. Power is a central concept of international relations which can be measured in different ways. A state requires sufficient power in order to engage in either compellence or deterrence. The term compellence is defined by the means of forcing someone to do something they otherwise would not do, or stopping them from doing something they intend to do or have begun. In contrast, deterrence is described by the means preventing an attack by raising the costs of aggression to a prohibitive level. There are different types of powers such as military power, economic power, soft power and smart power. Military power is the most relevant form of power for maintaining security in the short term. Most countries can hold conventional military power in form of national armed forces. The term military power refers the army, navy and the air force.
