POSC240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: First Lego League, Length Overall, Henry Kissinger
30 Aug 2016
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How panama got its canal back: introduction to constructivism and the power of norms and ideas: complex: why the theories we have work, realism and liberalism talk about materialism and power. Puzzle: why would the us return the panama canal: waterway allows connection between atlantic and pacific, 1977 pres. Us in order to be built; panama did not want to accede to reduced sovereignty: 190s panamanian ntlists declare panama independent & us protects it w/military from. Cannot freely travel and american businesses there did not allow trade. Council has meeting on colonialism and security in africa: panama"s president sees opportunity: before you solve a problem, you have to make a prob- lem. Invites next meeting (1973) to panama and us freaks out: president torrijos wants to make canal a problem of the world- uses the language and ideas os colonialism and self-determination. Thought it unethical that we controlled parts of canal that.
