5: Aspects Flashcards
1
Q
Aspects of crises:
A
Intervention
War as an instrument of state policy
Prosecuting war criminals
Asymmetrical warfare
2
Q
Intervention:
A
Intervention is highly contentious as there is debate over whether intervention causes more damage than it prevents.
3
Q
Strength of Intervention:
A
Condemns poor behaviour
4
Q
Assad:
A
April 2017 - Killed over 80 citizens with nerve gas
5
Q
Trump:
A
April 2017 - Ordered a strike on Syrian airbase, demonstrating a more ‘engaged’ stance in the region.
6
Q
Weakness of Intervention:
A
Damages international relatioships
7
Q
Trumps airstrikes:
A
Erode the American relationship with Russia
8
Q
Peskov:
A
“Putin considers American strikes against Syria … violations of international law”
