POLI 381 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Security Dilemma, Hague Conventions Of 1899 And 1907, Peloponnesian War
9 Oct 2016
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Ideas of collective security and norms still important in ir today. Self-defense & as mandated by un security council. Un charter, article 2(4) & chapter vii. Geneva conventon in 1949 ( prisoners of war & non- combatants) Hague conventions 1899 & 1907 ( methods & means of warfare) States are unitry ; you can consider the state as a whole. You don"t have to consider parts of it. You can make a rational decision and bad things can still happen. 1: key driver of ir is fair ; states are afraid that their neighbours/ other states will become stronger then them and eliminate them a key cause of war or conflict is fear- youre afraid of your neighbours. 2) peloponnesian war : called the melon dialogue. We"re bigger than you not a fair fight. Millions refused to surrender; atheinians capture the city there are no mellians left, city is destroyed. How you maintain power as a prince.
