POLI 260 Chapter Notes - Chapter Liberalism: Democratic Peace Theory, Treaty On The Non-Proliferation Of Nuclear Weapons, Categorical Imperative
20 Apr 2018
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Woodrol wilson = we were never gonna fight another war like wwi again. So wanted to have institutions to keep each other in check, hold each other accountable. Assserting that more interconnected we are, less risky world will be, b/c uncertainties are less and more at stake. Liberal internationalism foreign policy doctrine that argues that liberal states should intervene in other sovereign states in order to pursue liberal objectives. Such intervention can include both military invasion and humanitarian aid. Liberal institutionalism an institutionalised form of gov"t that all countries need to sign into eu, nato and the european union can increase and aid cooperation between states . Humans have intrinsic worth, where we should treat each other how we want to be treated categorical imperative. Point about liberalism, is it"s helpful for some countries and not other countries. Just enforcing what is right, so what is fair but what may be fair for some may not be fair for others.
