POL114H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Class Conflict, Global Governance, Crimea
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This is because their: states also need to be more careful in their calculation, given the possibility of nuclear exchange, war is much less likely, stephen waltz uses the example of india and pakistan. This makes them much less likely to use: scott sagan disagrees with the realist point. Sagan believes that the main threat isn"t deliberate launch, rather: this is more likely in countries where the civilian elected government doesn"t assert control over the, north korea and iran are another example. Realists argue that both countries are likely creating nuclear weapons for deterrence. This power will always build up their power meaning that other countries always have to try and counter balance against it. This counter-balance is effective when the unipolar power is matched. Crimean peninsula in the ukraine, they have had light sanctions placed on them blocking off certain sectors of the market.
