POL 612 Post Cold War Intervention
In the Post Cold War era, there are increased opportunities for intervention as states collapse into internal violence; there is decreased consensus over when, if ever, to use tools of military or humanitarian, unilateral, multilateral, or United Nations intervention. Course surveys problems of state failure, theories of sovereignty, and the rise of non-sovereign actors playing increasing roles in interventions. Examines international ramifications of state collapse and internal conflict; considers various means of international interventions.