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Lecture 17: Reconstruction and Intervention in Civil Wars

Coit Blacker

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Questions for Discussion

  • What is the difference between what is morally right (i.e. intervene in all humanitarian conflicts) and what is politically feasible (i.e. intervene only in conflicts that are politically profitable)?

Key Terms

  • Proxy wars.

  • Vital interests.

  • Magnitude of provocation.

  • Military assets.

  • Domestic political support.

  • Reputation losses.

 

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