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Instruments of power - Coggle Diagram
Instruments of power
syrian civil war
bloodiest/tragic event
Politically recently
Arab-spring broke put into Tunisia 2010
to protest corrupt
began March 2011
two groups with interest
internal
government of Bashar-al-Assad
outside countries and movements
who intervened
Russia
Iran
Turkey
United States
None of them showed power to overtake power that opposed them
not enough power to prevent other side from using their power
as of 2021
Assad government likely retained power because they had upper hand
could change
general agreement
capabilities
Military
make others comply
Economic
political/diplomatic
diplomacy
most civilized form
application
psychological
situation- specific
relevance of given element of power
limits
Weapons are limited
event must be deemed relevant
application
not straightforward
to resolve International problems
power
ability to get someone to do something they wouldn't usually do.
building block to understanding International politics
Domestic
framework
rules
practice
International
based only on power
more subjective
less observable
military instrument