POL-UA 700 Study Guide - Final Guide: Bipartisanship, Comparative Advantage, Jeffrey Sachs
16 May 2016
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If there is a national interest, still we cannot be sure we know what it is: trump will not do the same things as hillary. Political leaders have strong incentives (political survival) to persuade us that what works best for them is in the national interest: a country secure within it"s border is a national interest may approaches to this. Political leaders chose what works for them what brings them a winning coalition. There is little evidence or compelling logic to support the idea that a balance of power induces international stability (or instability) or that bipolarity induces more (or less) stability. Reduce odds there will be a crisis/threat will ever be made 2. Increase odds of escalation of threats if advisory rejects the threat gov. has to act: democracies are more cautious with threats. Open domestic political opposition constrains leaders to be highly selective about the threats they make.
