International Relations

Chapter 4  

The way that we fight war now is much different than we used to before

        We have adjusted to todays form of terror

6 types of war

1. Hegemonic War

1. About controlling world order (ex. World War 2)
2. Millions of people killed
3. Civilizaions collapse
4. About establishing a new world order

Firesale: everything has to go

*Attack technology grid and get access to the internet and shut everything down

        Ex. Banking, traffic lights, etc.

1. Total War

1. One state wanting to occupy another state

First place to go is the capital (ex. Iraq War – went to Baghdad)

1. First place to see this was during the Napoleonic Wars

1. Limited Warfare

1. Short term military objective
2. Border wars
3. Successful one was when Iraq invaded Quake (1991)

U.s got involved, gave a 24 hour deadline to leave, Iraq Refused, U.S entered to remove Iraq and left

4. Raids

        A.

5. Civil Warfare

        a. War within the State between factions or groups

        b. Usually over government and policy

6. Guerilla Warfare

        a. Type of Civil War

        b. But it has no lines

        C. ex. Iraq War → they would dress as civilians

                U.S not expecting this and had to make a dramatic change

                U.S not good with hearing about civilian casualties

The troubling thing about war

1. It suspends the basic norms of behavior

1. International relations is about keeping a decency and norm

1. Humans come back different

“Survival of the fittest”

War level of analysis

1. Soldiers

1. Do leaders want a war

1. Domestic Level

1. Look at the countries, democratic countries don’t go to war with other democratic countries

Democratic Peace Theory

1. Global Level

1. Usually, large wars are connected to prolong economic depressions

Causes of war

1. Conflict of ideas

1. The most difficult to deal with

They are intangible, its identity, religion, identity politics

1. Historically all major wars are based on identity issues

First type: Nationalism