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1. offense-defense theory

No security dilemma- no need for one- but there are security problems- offense has the advantage so attack is easy -no SD, but aggression is possibleMain actors: individuals -main goal: varies -main instrument: ideas and discourse -strong elite influence -pays respect to the specific interests and culture of a state -the role of social norms in sovereignty and state power -ideas will be more powerful if supported by strong states -analyze how identities change -constructivists argue that states construct the security dilemma and can choose not to fall to it -use ideas and verbal debate -alex wendt, john mueller, nina tannonwald -north american -europeanWar is more likely when nations can easily dominate each other -offensive advantage means it is easier to attack another state -defensive advantage means it is easier to protect your own land -if a state has to spend one more dollar than another state on defense, it has the defensive advantage, and vice versa for offense -the advantage can be determined by geology and technology -geology- flat vs. mountainous, landlocked vs. island, has large powers around it- Germany and UK -technology- weapons -nuclear weapons are neither- they are deterrents -cannot characterize a state has offense or defense- only policies and actionsAuthoritarian regimes are more likely to start wars because they do not have to pay for it - a peace that cannot last because eventually democracies become compelled, by the structure of the international system or their on security dilemma, to enter a state of war -sharing common forms of political structure/ culture does not prevent war -alliances make peace -state often engage in international conflict to distract from domestic issues- and democratic countries can be guilty of this too -democratic countries may need to engage in defensively motivated war or preemptive action anticipating an immediate attack -to be safe democracy must kill its enemy when it can and where it can -the world cannot be half democratic -when 2 democracies come into conflict, they are able to use democratic norms to de escalate -when a democracy comes in conflict with a non-democracy, it will not expect the nondemocratic state to be restrained by these norms, and may feel obliged to adapt to harsher norms -a democracy under siege of domestic terrorism, insurgency, or civil war is one in which the ostensable norms or peaceful conflict resolution are not working well -the assumption that democracies are peaceful in their relations should be avoided -norms and institutions contribute to peace between democracies -relationships between democracies can be described as stable peace and security community- states do not fight each other, do not expect to fight each other, and do not prepare to fight each other -democracies with high trade are more peaceful

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