POL 1102 Lecture : POL 1102 G - Politics Globalization - Mark Salter - 17 Mar. 03.docx

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 1102
• Professor: Mark Salter

Document Summary

Pol 1102 g - politics & globalization - mark salter - 17 mar. The problem: increasing western isolationism: less interest in interventions. The afghanistan/iraq effect: nato, decreases in military spending across the west, syria. Refers to what the un used to do, maintaining peace. Now to establish peace: peace enforcement, peacemaking. Doesn"t assume there"s a ceasefire on the ground already. What nato does, bringing conflicting sides to talk and make peace between them: stability operations, operations other than war (ootw, peacebuilding. All terms to say war, but not using war . The politics: chapter vii of the un charter & the role of the security council: countries can use all available means to protect international peace, the legal framework allowing peacekeeping. Those operating under the un: unpkos cost vs. nato missions. Un missions are cheaper than nato missions: un pk missions tend to be, and can be, long-term. Untso since 1945, unmogip 1948, cyprus 1964.