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PLSC 117 Exam 2 Questions answers latest update
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PLSC 117 Exam 2 Questions answers latest update
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PLSC 117 Exam 2War - Lethal, largescale, sustained violence
1,000+ battlefield deaths
Official, explicit policy of a political unit
Result of bargaining failure
Interstate War - State A vs. State B
Intrastate War - State A vs. group within State A
Extrastate War - State A vs. nonstate group within State B
Security dilemma - State A fears invasion > builds up army > states nearby fear
invasion by State A > build up their armies > everyone's less safe
When actions taken to make you safer make everyone less safe
Coercive Diplomacy - Threatening to impose costs on another state as part of
diplomacy
Crisis Bargaining - Coercive diplomacy specifically using the threat of force
, Compellence Threats - Threats made to change status quo
"Do x or else/stop doing y or else"
Deterrence Threats - Threats made to keep status quo
"Don't do x or else"
Bargaining Range - Set of deals both states prefer over war, based on expected
utility
Incomplete Information - Strategic situation where states don't accurately know
each other's capabilities/resolve > can't make credible threats
States have incentive not to share accurate information to maintain advantage in
war
Brinksmanship - A method of making a threat credible; taking actions that take
both parties to the brink of war > communicates resolve
Risk: sometimes you get what you ask for
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