POLI 244 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, Arms Race, Great Power
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Cutting things out, giving people stuff (i. e. money, oil) Good weapons: canada has 0 functional submarines cannot do naval offense, no influence over naval activities, canada debating buying the f-39 plane (fighter bomber) from. 2 strongest economies in persuasion to get people to do what they want us and china: us to get into market place, china because it"s a big producer and consumers, india soon times, non-material components. Strategy/knowledge: planning + putting resources together in persuading countries, diplomacy, manipulation, blackmailing, do people think you"re powerful, they"ll do what you want because they are afraid of what will. How many can exert influence beyond their neighbourhood and have a portfolio of power. How many can convince others to do what they want i. e. great powers in the world: us, china (not yet cause its still developing has the ability to. Consume everything still potential: russia (sometimes because it has oil no power yet)