Just throwing out a thought for the day—feel free to comment.
Subaltern Realism gained some steam in the early 1990s thanks to Professor Mohammed Ayoob. His theory goes beyond Kenneth Waltz’s systematic approach of neorealism. Basically, neorealism claims that the structure of the international system regulates or constrains state behavior. Different states will behave similar and rationally, just like billiard balls. Hence, outcomes of certain state interactions can be predicted.
Ayoob came around and applied Waltz’s theory to the third world in an attempt to analyze conflict to the developing regions.
Anyway, here is my question: when discussing matters of global security, does the third world really matter?
Their resources do—you cannot deny that—but, what about their own balance of power?
The global power horses can sometimes make decisions unilaterally. Do the superpowers need to take into account the security dilemma’s or desires of third world countries?
Do not think about this morally; think about this idea realistically in terms of International Relations.
Is the global balance of power altered with or without the third world?
--spilks
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
hello, my name is...
Howzit bru?
I’m just going to throw up an introduction. My name’s Meghan Spilka O’Keefe; call me 'spilks.' I’m a Canadian honors student at the University of Guelph. I just returned to Canada after a wild four months in Southern and East Africa—I was a student at the University of Swaziland and I ran off to play some sports, hitch-hike, and meet up with my mates Deane and Conway at a Private Security Conference.
I made it home—safe and sound. I am interested in Private Military Corporations, International Relations theory, African resource wars, and Coltan extraction. The game plan is to write an honors thesis incorporating some of these topics. I have got a few substantial and focuses questions articulated, I just need to figure out which one is best suited for an undergrad thesis, and which ones to save for graduate studies.
I’m a competitive athlete and I’m thinking about entering into the Canadian Reserve Forces as an Officer of Armored Reconnaissance. I guess what this means is, don’t mess with me.
I’m just going to throw up an introduction. My name’s Meghan Spilka O’Keefe; call me 'spilks.' I’m a Canadian honors student at the University of Guelph. I just returned to Canada after a wild four months in Southern and East Africa—I was a student at the University of Swaziland and I ran off to play some sports, hitch-hike, and meet up with my mates Deane and Conway at a Private Security Conference.
I made it home—safe and sound. I am interested in Private Military Corporations, International Relations theory, African resource wars, and Coltan extraction. The game plan is to write an honors thesis incorporating some of these topics. I have got a few substantial and focuses questions articulated, I just need to figure out which one is best suited for an undergrad thesis, and which ones to save for graduate studies.
I’m a competitive athlete and I’m thinking about entering into the Canadian Reserve Forces as an Officer of Armored Reconnaissance. I guess what this means is, don’t mess with me.
Friday, June 1, 2007
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