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CM Final Quiz

Terms in this set (16)

International system is founded on the principle of
sovereignty
Sovereignty
no one has the right to interfere in the domestic politics of states
Responsibility to Protect
Principle adopted by world leaders in 2005 holding governments responsible for protecting civilians from genocide and crimes against humanity perpetrated within a sovereign state
Responsibility to protect : rules for intervention
-just cause
-right intention
-last resort
-right authority
-proportional means
-reasonable prospects
concerns with just cause
many instances fit but there cant be intervention in all, inconsistent

Presupposes clear distinction between aggressor
and victim
Concerns with right intention
dilemma: costs mean that intervention will be
most likely when national interest is at stake.
concerns with right authority
- UN is the most legitimate body to give approval to
a mission but is often blocked
→ trade-off between legitimacy and efficacy
criticisms of military intervention
Main:
-intervention prolongs war
-intervention is never neutral
-moral hazard

-other:
- Helping civilians means empowering factions that
represent them but many of those factions have
committed human rights abuses too.
- Saving lives involves taking lives..
- Might increase killing of civilians
- Opportunity costs: more could be saved if money
used differently.
traditional peacekeeping (UN)
deployment of lightly armed troops, with consent of the host state, to act as an interposition between the conflicting actors, usually after a cease fire but prior to conflict resolution
Change in peacekeeping after the cold war
-more PK
-more intra-state conflict missions
-UN no longer the sole provider of peacekeeping forces
-expanded scope of duties
expanded duties in peacekeeping
-deployment before violence occurs
-help to get to settlement through diplomacy
-help monitor/implement settlement
-intervene to stop fighting , defend civilians, disarm groups
-establish and strengthen institutions for governance
-provide humanitarian assistance
selection effect in peacekeeping
if peacekeepers are sent to
most difficult conflict then it is not surprising
they often fail. Once the baseline prospects
are controlled for, peacekeeping appears to be
successful.
what are the effects of peacekeeping?
-reduces risk of conflict recurrence
-shortens duratino of conflict
-reduces battlefield deaths
-reduces hostility against civilians
-reduces conflict contagion across and within borders
which methods of peacekeeping are most successful?
-traditional missions deployed after ceasefire and with host-state consent
-w/ support of neighbors and major powers
-interstate PK more so than intrastate PK
-larger missions (more military forces)
Who are actors in conflict management?
-IGOs
-states/groups of states
-individuals
-NGOs
what are the strengths of the UN
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