POLSCI 160 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Bargaining, Alexander Kerensky
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Eritrea and ethiopia fought between 1998-2000 over the location of the border, established a commission, than eritrea rejected that border and threatened to resume fighting. Military power is the ultimate way to control territory. Also war to change policies they object to. Some current outcome no matter issue type: outcome called status quo. I. e. in territorial issue, border is status quo. Disputes arise when one side makes demand for change in status quo. One who wants change = initiator of dispute, other is the target. Dispute ends when status quo changes or initiator backs down. Russia did poorly in ww1, revolted in march and overthrew to tsar to install relatively democratic kerensky. Overthrew him in october revolution, lenin took power. Germany said they wanted ukraine, russia declined, trotsky declared no war no peace. Germany invaded, russia said they could have ukraine, but they wanted more. Proximate causes of war: factors that cause outbreak of war directly.
