W7: International Peace and Security Flashcards
Lecture 7
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War
While it is a contested concept, here it can be defined as originated violence between two or more political entities
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Ceasefire
A temporary agreement to stop fighting in order to discuss and negotiate peace
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Conflict prevention
Diplomatic measures to keep tensions from escalating to violence
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Peacekeeping
Supports implementation of a peace agreement (can be monitoring or sending troops to deter escalation)
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Peacemaking
Efforts to bring belligerents in the ongoing conflict to a negotiated agreement
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Peace enforcement
Use of coercive measures to restore international peace and security
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Peacebuilding
enhancing a state’s capacity in order to reduce the risk of relapsing back into conflict
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preventive diplomacy
involving confidence-building measures, fact-finding and preventive deployment of UN-authorised forces
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Post-conflict peacebuilding
to develop the social, political and economic infrastructure to prevent further violence and consolidate peace
WAR
waging war if …
a political entity engages in organised violence
WAR
War can be ocnducted by … and …
state and non-state actors
WAR
Strategy
A plan to make the war serve a political purpose
WAR
Tactics
Techniques that armed forces use to win battles
Four Fundemental questions
- What is security? (commodity vs. emancipation)
- Whose security? (from nations to humans)
- What is a security issue? (what is a threat?)
- How can seucirty be achieved?
Security: 5 main sectors
Military security
Material capabilities for amred offesnive/defensive and the perceptions of each other’s (states’) intentions (is country B a threat or an ally?)
Security: 5 main sectors
Political security
The security of governments depends on the faith of people in their legitimacy and the support of ideology. Without this, states/governments can become insecure (and potentially unstable) as their position and role are challenged
Security: 5 main sectors
Economic security
No country can be secure if it does not have resources, finance and a stable market to maintain its population