HIS103Y1 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Russian Empire, Napoleon, International Law
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Sovereignty: ability of a state to go to war. Trade, economics, war, exchange of ideas and culture. What are the motivations in terms of war) Why were they fought the way they were?) War is the continuation of politics by other means - clausewitz. War is one of the actions that states can choose to pursue their goals (war is a choice) States are trying to improve their position in the international system in the present and in the future. Often the fear of what might happen if they don"t go to war is what motivates them to go to war. Varieties of war (wars of annihilation, merging etc. ) Strategy is the matching of means and ends (deciding what you want to do and how you are going to do it) Strategies require the ability to adapt and evolve (plans don"t survive contact with the enemy) Main reasons some strategies fail is because there are multiple strategies at play.
